History
Timme's syndrome is a historical term for pluriglandular disease ( disease involving a number of endocrine organs ) first described in 1919.
A mneumonic to remember what to ask in an endocrine history was coined by Susan Roberts in 2012: What Miriam used broke (the) infertile model's hair and made her mad. PS (systems review). This stands for: weight, malaise, urine (polyuria/polydipsia), bowel changes, infertility/impotence, mood, heat/cold intolerance, abdominal pain, menstural changes, heat/cold intolerance, myopathy, pituitary symptoms, skin changes.
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