Hypogonadism Flashcards
1
Q
conversion testosterone
castrate resistant in ng/ml and nmol/l
A
50ng/ml castrate resistance = 173 nnmol/l
10nmol/l = 2.88 ng/ml
2
Q
metabolic syndrome
A
obesity, central, increase waist height ratio
BP
cholesterol
Diabetes
3 out of 5 of waist circumference 94-102 triglycerides HDL cholesterol BP fasting glucose
3
Q
T replacement absolute contra indications 5
A
wants children history of polycythaemia, HCT >54% locally advanced or met prostate cancer male breast cancer uncontrolled or poorly controlled CHF
4
Q
T replacement relative CI
A
IPSS score >19
baseline HCT 48-50%
family history of VTE