ELEMENTS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY. By Miriam Scott Lucas. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 2d edition, 1950. 357 pp. $4.75. The second edition of this college text of human physiology shows very little change from the first edition. Despite the statement in the preface that the section on the nervous system is completely rewritten, there seems to have been no rewriting at all of this section, but merely...

Case Presentation An 8 month-old boy was referred to the endocrinology clinic for concerns of growth failure since 3 months of age. He was born full term with a birth weight of 2.67kg and a length of 45cm. His parents noticed that he was not growing well from 3 months of age. However, his weight gain remained more than satisfactory and he gained 700g in the past month. This infant was otherwise...

realizing the cause of cushing's syndrome (cs) is one of the most challenging processes in clinical endocrinology. the long high dose dexamethasone suppression test (standard test) is costly and need an extended inpatient stay. in this study we want to show the clinical utility of the overnight 8 mg dexamethasone suppression test (dst) for differential diagnosis of cs in a referral center. retr...