This practical guide will provide the clinician (rather than the laboratory based person) with an accessible guide to the selection, performance and meaning of tests of endocrine function. Precise protocols are required in order that these tests can be performed safely and reliably.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 140 mm
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978-0-443-04496-0 (9780443044960)
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SECTION 1 INVESTIGATION PROTOCOLS: Assessment of Anterior Pituitary Reserve. Assessment of Posterior Pituitary Reserve. Other Common Tests SECTION 2 MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS: Hormone Replacement Therapy. Pituitary Tumours. Acromegaly. Cushing's Syndrome. Addison's Disease. Thyroid Disease. Calcium Disorders. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Endocrine Hypertension and Related Disorders. Hyponatraemia. Chemotherapy for Disseminated Neuroendocrine Tumours. Impotence SECTION 3 APPENDICES: Patient Instruction Sheets and Consent Forms. Growth and Development. Inpatient Investigation Protocol and Data Sheets. Endocrine Normal Ranges. Unitage Index
