Endocrine Secrets: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
4th Edition
Published on 3. December 2004
Book
Hardback
544 pages
978-1-56053-611-6 (ISBN)
Description
"The Secrets Series[registered]" is breaking new ground again. This volume in the very popular "Secrets Series[registered]" is back in an exciting, updated, and completely redesigned 4th Edition. A new, two-color page layout, a more portable size, and a list of the 'Top 100 Secrets' in endocrinology help readers to better meet the challenges they face today. And, at no extra charge, purchasers also receive online access to the complete contents of the text via Elsevier's innovative website. Readers will still find all of the features they rely on the "Secrets Series[registered] for - a question-and-answer format, lists, mnemonics, tables, and an informal tone that make reference fast and easy. No matter what questions arise, in practice or while preparing for boards, this 4th Edition has the answers - in print and online.
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Series
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Medical Students
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 133 mm
Weight
575 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56053-611-6 (9781560536116)
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Michael T. McDermott MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado
Content
FUEL METABOLISM 1. Diabetes Mellitus 2. Intensive Insulin Therapy 3. Acute Complications of Diabetes Mellitus 4. Chronic Complications of Diabetes Mellitus 5. Diabetes in Pregnancy 6. Infections in Diabetic Persons 7. Hypoglycemia 8. Lipid Disorders 9. Obesity BONE AND MINERAL DISORDERS 10. Osteoporosis 11. Measurement of Bone Mass 12. Osteomalacia and Rickets 13. Paget's Disease of Bone 14. Hypercalcemia 15. Hyperparathyroidism 16. Hypercalcemia of Malignancy 17. Hypocalcemia 18. Nephrolithiasis PITUITARY AND HYPOTHALAMIC DISORDERS 19. Pituitary Insufficiency 20. Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumors 21. Prolactin-secreting Pituitary Tumors 22. Growth Hormone-secreting Pituitary Tumors 23. Glycoprotein-secreting Pituitary Tumors 24. Cushing's Syndrome 25. Disorders of Water Metabolism 26. Disorders of Growth 27. Growth Hormone Use and Abuse ADRENAL DISORDERS 28. Primary Aldosteronism 29. Pheochromocytoma 30. Adrenal Malignancies 31. Adrenal Insufficiency 32. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia THYROID DISORDERS 33. Thyroid Testing 34. Hyperthyroidism 35. Hypothyroidism 36. Thyroiditis 37. Thyroid Nodules and Goiter 38. Thyroid Cancer 39. Thyroid Emergencies 40. Euthyroid Sick Syndrome 41. Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy 42. Psychiatric Disorders and Thyroid Disease REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY 43. Disorders of Sexual Differentiation 44. Disorders of Puberty 45. Male Hypogonadism 46. Impotence 47. Gynecomastia 48. Amenorrhea 49. Galactorrhea 50. Hirsutism and Virilization 51. Infertility 52. Menopause 53. Use and Abuse of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids MISCELLANEOUS 54. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 55. Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes 56. Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors 57. Carcinoid Syndrome 58. Cutaneous Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus and Thyroid Disease 59. Inherited Hormone Resistance Syndromes 60. Aging and Endocrinology 61. Endocrine Surgery 62. Endocrinology in the Managed Care Environment 63. Endocrine Case Studies 64. Famous People with Endocrine Disorders Interesting Endocrine Facts and Figures