Thursday, January 30, 2014

TGIF...

It's Friday... or will be soon... no more late nights people
So I kind of am taking after the NYT crossword whereby it might get harder as the week goes on so enjoy these fun cases!

10. 69-year-old woman with a familial history of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis with a progressively increasing nodule in the left lobe.
http://bit.ly/1ckk47z

11. 45 yo woman with right thyroid nodule
http://bit.ly/1jVpmbf

12. BONUS CASE (not virtual slide but interesting diagnosis and associated conditions)
28-YEAR-OLD Hispanic woman presented with a 12-month history of a slowly enlarging, nontender mass in the left side of her neck
http://bit.ly/1i2pKEo


Week 1, Day 4, Slides 7-9

Ok guys had enough thyroid yet? Well then Vote what to do next week!

Well guess what today you get  3 cases!!

7. 68 yo woman with a rapidly enlarging neck mass
http://bit.ly/1gi17Ge

8. 50 yo Female with thyroid nodule, cold on radio-isotope scan
http://bit.ly/1brEx6n

9. 25 yo with family history of thyroid cancer
http://bit.ly/1eqLOEl



        

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Week 1, Day 3, Slides 5&6

You guys are too good!

Have an amazing day!


5. 46-year-old female suffered from sore throat and fever. A partial resection of the unilaterally enlarged thyroid gland was performed.      
http://bit.ly/1f3ntaL
Highlight for hint --> Look at the edges for giant cells


 6. Female mid 60's, left thyroid mass, cytology follicular lesion, left thyroid lobectomy weighing 39g with a mass occupying most of the lobe.
http://bit.ly/1iBot9S
Highlight for hint--> Turin criteria


Monday, January 27, 2014

Week 1, Day2, Slides 3-4

Congrats to everyone who responded yesterday, you were all correct!

So today I have some young males for you... ya that sounded better in my head

Have an amazing day!

3. Male, 19yo with an uncomfortable lesion in his neck 
http://bit.ly/1iC0k34


4. Male, 24yo with chronic renal failure.
http://bit.ly/1e994dr

Week1, Day1, Slides1&2

Hi Guys This week will be focused on thyroid!

1. 
This 74 year old man had a rapidly enlarging goiter of four-month duration. He had concomitant shortness of breath and cough. 
http://bit.ly/1n3L5jO

2.
A 43-year-old woman presented with a palpable solitary nodule in the right lobe of her thyroid. TSH and T4 levels were within normal limits.