Endocrinology in Minnesota

Endocrinology Update

Endocrinology Update is a quarterly publication for physicians that highlights trends in endocrinology-related procedures and disease management strategies at Mayo Clinic.

To contact the Department of Endocrinology at Mayo Clinic for a referral or physician consultation, please call 800-313-5077. For an endocrine surgery consultation, please call 507-284-2166.

To subscribe to Endocrinology Update, please send an e-mail with your request to endocrineupdate@mayo.edu.

2008 Issues

Vol. 3, no. 3, 2008 (PDF)

• High-Value Diabetes Care
• Novel Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• Research Corner
• Upcoming Education Opportunities

Vol. 3, no. 2, 2008 (PDF)

• Mayo Clinic and the Thyroid Cancer Guidelines From the American Thyroid Association
• DHEA Supplementation: Does It Delay the Age-Related Decline in Physical Function?
• New and Emerging Treatments for Osteoporosis
• Diabetes Complicating Pregnancy: An Update for the Clinician

Vol. 3, no. 1, 2008 (PDF)

• Surgical Management of Recurrent Papillary Thyroid Cancer
• The Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band: A Recent Addition to the Surgical Options for Treatment of Obesity
• Treatment of Graves' Ophthalmopathy

2007 Issues

Vol. 2, no. 4, 2007 (PDF)

• Imaging the Thyroid Nodule
• Bone Histomorphometry in the Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Bone Disease
• Graves' Disease in Children
• Laboratory Testing in Thyroid Cancer for Diagnosis and Follow-up: the Old and the New

Vol. 2, no. 3, 2007 (PDF)

• The Role for Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy
• When to Consider Vertebroplasty
• Clinical Trials for Advanced Thyroid Cancer
• Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation: Who Should Take What?
• Education Opportunities

Vol. 2, no. 2, 2007 (PDF)

• Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia After Bariatric Surgery, A Newly Recognized Complication
• Anabolic Steroids: What the Clinician Should Know
• Endocrine Education in the Simulation Center
• Biophosphonate-Associated Jaw Osteonecrosis
• Education Opportunities

Vol. 2, no. 1, 2007 (PDF)

• The "NEAT Defect" in Human Obesity: The Role of Nonexercise Activity Thermogenesis
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Growth Hormone-Producing Pituitary Adenomas
• Pancreatic Islet Autotransplantation: A New Treatment Option for Pancreatogenic Diabetes in Selected Patients Undergoing Pancreatectomy
• Research Corner: Detecting Small Pituitary Tumors in Patients With Cushing's Disease – Investigators Pair Hormone Stimulation With MRI Technology
• Recognition
• Education Opportunities

2006 Issues

Vol. 1, no. 4, 2006 (PDF)

• Adrenal Incidentalomas: An Approach to Uncertainty
• A Clinical Conundrum: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Androgen Deficiency in Older Men
• Bariatric Surgery: Important Considerations for the Clinician and Patient
• A Practical Approach to the Patient With Subclinical Hypothyroidism
• Education Opportunities 

Vol. 1, no. 3, 2006 (PDF)

• Ts, Zs, and LSCs--Understanding Bone Mineral Density Reports
• Thyroid Nodules: A Systematic and Cost-effective Approach
• Intensive Diabetes Self-management Programs at Mayo Clinic
• Hypoglycemia--A Role for Arterial Stimulation Venous Sampling
• Education Opportunities

Vol. 1, no. 2, 2006 (PDF)

• Exenatide, a New Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes: What the Clinician Should Know
• When Lipid-Lowering Agents Fail: Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Apheresis
• Vitamin D Deficiency--A New Understanding
• Cushing's Syndrome: The Role of Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling and Internal Jugular Vein Sampling
• Education Opportunities  

Vol. 1, no. 1, 2006 (PDF)

• Clinical Management of Persistent and Recurrent Primary Hyperparathyroidism
• A Practical Approach to Management of Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Patients
• Hypothyroidism Poses Risks During Pregnancy
• The Knowledge and Encounter Research (KER) Unit: Translational Science for Evidence-Based Endocrine Care
• Education Opportunities