Title:
Clinical endocrinology and diabetes at a glance / Aled Rees, Miles Levy, Andrew Lansdown.
Author:
Rees, Aled, author.
Levy, Miles, 1971- author.
Lansdown, Andrew, 1980- author.
Genre:
Publication Information:
Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2017.
Call Number:
RC648 .R44 2017
ISBN:
9781119128717
Series:
At a glance series
At a glance series (Oxford, England)
Physical Description:
vii, 150 pages ; 28 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Introduction -- 1. Introduction to endocrinology -- pt. 2 Disorders of the hypothalamic -- pituitary axis -- 2. The hypothalamic -- pituitary axis and its assessment -- 3. Acromegaly -- 4. Cushing's syndrome -- 5. Hypopituitarism and non-functioning pituitary adenomas -- 6. Prolactinoma and hyperprolactinaemia -- pt. 3 Disorders of thirst and fluid balance -- 7. Hypernatraemia and diabetes insipidus -- 8. Hyponatraemia and SIADH -- pt. 4 Thyroid disorders -- 9. Thyroid function -- 10. Hyperthyroidism: clinical presentation and investigation -- 11. Hyperthyroidism: management and ophthalmopathy -- 12. Hyperthyroidism: special circumstances -- 13. Hypothyroidism -- 14. Goitre, thyroid nodules and cancer -- pt. 5 Disorders of calcium homeostasis -- 15. Physiology of calcium, PTH and vitamin D metabolism -- 16. Hypercalcaemia -- 17. Hypocalcaemia -- 18. Osteoporosis -- pt. 6 Disorders of the adrenal gland -- 18. Steroid physiology and biochemical assessment.
Note continued: 20. Adrenal insufficiency -- 21. Adrenocortical tumours -- 22. Disorders of the adrenal medulla -- pt. 7 Disorders of the reproductive system -- 23. Physiology of the reproductive system -- 24. Growth, puberty and sexual differentiation -- 25. Menstrual disturbance -- 26. Hyperandrogenism -- 27. Menopause and HRT -- 28. Male hypogonadism -- 28. Gynaecomastia -- 80. Infertility -- pt. 8 Neuroendocrine tumours -- 31. Neuroendocrine tumours -- 32. Neuroendocrine tumours: management -- 33. Inherited endocrine tumour syndromes -- 34. Spontaneous hypoglycaemia -- pt. 9 Endocrine emergencies -- 35. Adrenal crisis -- 36. Pituitary apoplexy -- 37. Myxoedema coma -- 38. Thyroid storm -- 39. Acute hyponatraemia -- 40. Severe hypercalcaemia -- 41. Acute hypocalcaemia -- pt. 10 Diabetes mellitus -- 42. Overview -- 43. Diagnosis and monitoring -- 44. Classification -- 45. Type 1 diabetes: aetiology and clinical presentation -- 46. Type 1 diabetes: insulin and other therapies.
Note continued: 47. Type 2 diabetes: aetiology and clinical presentation -- 48. Type 2 diabetes: treatment -- 49. Macrovascular complications -- 50. Microvascular complications -- 51. Diabetic foot disease -- 52. Diabetic ketoacidosis -- 53. Hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state -- 54. Hypoglycaemia -- 55. Peri-operative management -- 56. Management of acute illness -- 57. Insulin infusions -- 58. Pregnancy and diabetes -- 59. Genetics of diabetes -- 60. The multidisciplinary team -- 61. Lipid disorders -- 62. Appetite and weight -- 63. Obesity and anorexia.
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