Endocrine 3

Question 1

Only oral DM2 medication proven to reduce mortality.

Answer 1

Metformin

Question 2

abnormal findings on thyroid function tests that occur in the setting of a nonthyroidal illness, without preexisting hypothalamic-pituitary and thyroid gland dysfunction. This is most commonly diagnosed in a hospitalized patient and after recovery from the underlying illness. The thyroid function test abnormalities subsequently resolve. The most prominent alterations are low serum triiodothyronine (T3).

Answer 2

Euthyroid sick syndrome