Urine-free cortisol is one of four diagnostic tests recommended for Cushing’s syndrome.

*Your friend brings his 85 y/o father to your practice because he is having new onset trouble remembering things and being oriented.  He talked to him 3 days ago and he was fine.  But, today, he found him in the living room with his pajamas on looking for his car keys.  He has a fever today of 102F.  Past medical history consists of arthritis, hypertension and BPH.  Which of the following tests would be a easy way to tell what could be going on?

How many weeks should you plan for anaerobic conditioning?

Mr. Resch was diagnosed with hyperlipidemia six months ago.  He declined medications & has been exercising regularly and has changed to a low fat diet.  Results of his fasting lipid panel last week are: Total cholesterol – 202, LDL – 176, HDL 33, and VLDL 22. His 10 year risk of major CV event is 12.1%. Which of the following would be the most appropriate class of medication to prescribe for Mr. Resch’s hyperlipidemia?

A patient is newly diagnosed with Grave’s disease and you decide to prescribe Methimazole 5 mg TID. What information is important for the patient to know regarding follow-up?

As the strength and conditioning specialist, which of the following are common goals for off-season training?

Which of the following is a contraindication for prescribing combination oral contraceptive pills?

A 19 year old young man comes walks into your clinic at 8:30am with complaint of painful and swollen testicles. On physical exam, you find an absent cremasteric reflex on the right side, bell-clapper deformity of the right testicle, and a small palpable lump on the superior pole of the right testicle. Your initial plan includes:

When is referral to endocrinology indicated in a male patient diagnosed with gynecomastia?

  Mr. Stevens, a white 82 year old, comes in complaining of an irregular pulse and feeling a little short of air.  You notice that his pulse is “irregularly irregular” and that his EKG shows no definitive P waves and the rate ranges from 97 to 120 when you measure beat to beat variability with calipers over a 6 second strip.  What is your diagnosis of this arrhythmia?