Friday, April 18, 2014

Cushing's Awareness Month: When the "gold standard" becomes tarnished

Board-certified endocrinologists do not know how to diagnose Cushing's.

Robin, blogger at http://survivethejourney.blogspot.com, wrote the post that is true today as it was all those years ago (sadly.)

http://survivethejourney.blogspot.com/2012/04/day-24-of-cushings-challenge-when-gold.html?m=1

Cushing's Awareness Month: Diagnosis is not as easy as it seems


My Cushing's specialist, Dr. Friedman presented this slide show five years ago. 

Diagnosing Cushing's Syndrome: 
Not as Easy as it Seems


Cushing's Awareness Month: Pituitary & Adrenal Glands

I found these very realistic images of the pituitary and adrenal glands from from TheVisualMD.com, and I just had to share.

Images 1-4 show the pituitary gland.
Images 5-7 show the adrenal gland.



Pituitary disorders

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