The Bart's Endocrine Protocols
Published in March 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
194 pages
978-0-443-04496-0 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-04496-0 (9780443044960)
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Content
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