Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
ISBN: 9781840761214 | 1840761210
Edition: 1stFormat: Nonspecific Binding
Publisher: CRC Press
Pub. Date: 5/10/2013
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This new title in the well established Colour Handbooks series combines the advantages of a short text book with those of a colour atlas. Reflecting the great advances in biochemical and radiological investigation, the authors also emphasise that diagnosis of many endocrine diseases still relies on the clinical acumen of physicians.The Colour Handbook is a compact yet complete guide to the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine and metabolic disorders. It provides thorough discussion of each disease and a wealth of colour images. The book is of v... MORE
| Preface | p. 4 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 4 |
| Contibutors | p. 5 |
| Abbreviations | p. 6 |
| Thyroid disorders | p. 9 |
| Normal thyroid | p. 10 |
| Thyrotoxicosis | p. 12 |
| Graves' disease | p. 15 |
| Hypothyroidism | p. 20 |
| Thyroiditis | p. 22 |
| Thyroid cancer | p. 31 |
| Diabetes mellitus | p. 39 |
| Introduction | p. 40 |
| Retinopathy | p. 41 |
| Nephropathy | p. 43 |
| Neuropathy | p. 45 |
| Skin manifestations | p. 48 |
| The diabetic foot | p. 54 |
| Cardiovascular disease in diabetes | p. 57 |
| Secondary causes of diabetes | p. 60 |
| Therapeutic options for type 2 diabetes | p. 64 |
| Metabolic bone disorders | p. 65 |
| Osteoporosis | p. 66 |
| Primary hyperparathyroidism | p. 71 |
| Hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathyroidism | p. 75 |
| Paget's disease | p. 78 |
| Osteomalacia | p. 82 |
| Sclerotic bone disorders | p. 87 |
| Hypothalamic-pituitary disorders | p. 91 |
| Inrroduction | p. 92 |
| Pituitary adenomas | p. 92 |
| Prolactinoma | p. 96 |
| Acromegaly | p. 99 |
| Cushing disease and ectopic ACTH syndrome | p. 104 |
| Other pituitary adenomas | p. 107 |
| Pituitary apoplexy | p. 110 |
| Posterior pituitary | p. 111 |
| Adrenal disorders | p. 113 |
| Anatomy and physiology of the adrenal gland | p. 114 |
| Adrenal insufficiency | p. 115 |
| Primary aldosteronism | p. 120 |
| Pheochromocytoma | p. 124 |
| Cushing syndrome | p. 130 |
| Congenital adrenal hyperplasia | p. 136 |
| Adrenocortical carcinoma | p. 140 |
| Adrenal incidentaloma | p. 143 |
| Female and male reproductive disorders | p. 149 |
| Polycystic ovary syndrome | p. 150 |
| Female infertility | p. 152 |
| Hyperprolactinemia | p. 154 |
| Secondary amenorrhea | p. 156 |
| Primary amenorrhea | p. 158 |
| Menopause | p. 161 |
| Male infertility | p. 162 |
| Male hypogonadism | p. 163 |
| Gynecomastia | p. 166 |
| Lipid disorders | p. 169 |
| Lipid disorders | p. 170 |
| Lipoprotein (a) | p. 187 |
| Homocysteine | p. 187 |
| Future directions | p. 187 |
| Multiple endocrine neoplasia, neuroendocrine tumors, and other endocrine disorders | p. 189 |
| Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 | p. 190 |
| Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 | p. 196 |
| Carcinoid syndrome | p. 202 |
| Autoimmune polyglandular syndromes | p. 204 |
| Further reading and bibliography | p. 206 |
| Index | p. 213 |
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