Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Endocrine Disorders

Author: S. J. Brooks
Published: April 2003
Publisher: Humana Press
ISBN: 1588291936
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 384

Click to compare book prices for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Endocrine Disorders

In endocrine conditions, no less than in most other diseases, prompt recognition and treatment can reduce complications and substantially improve the quality of life. Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Endocrine Disorders, written by a distinguished panel of clinical experts and research scientists, focuses on the early signs and symptoms of common endocrine diseases, surveys the clinical testing needed for a diagnosis, and concisely presents the best current recommendations for therapy. The book covers such new "endocrine" diseases as polycystic ovarian syndrome, obesity, and hypogonadism, but also offers new approaches to such basic conditions as type 2 diabetes and thyroid disease. Written in an orderly and easy-to-follow manner, each chapter discusses the pathophysiology of the condition in question, reviews the basis for its early recognition and treatment, and summarizes the key points in easy-to-read tables. The authors also provide accounts of the emerging, and urgently needed, therapeutic approaches for slowing the epidemic of type 2 diabetes. Comprehensive yet concise, Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Endocrine Disorders offers physicians, endocrinologists, and medical students an up-to-date and highly practical primer on the early signs and symptoms of common endocrine diseases, complete with detailed discussions of both the testing needed to make the diagnosis and the optimal therapies once that diagnosis is confirmed.

Bar (internal medicine, U. of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City) has edited 18 papers by specialists who practice in the US; many are in Bar's institution. Among the topics are thyroid cancer, hypo- & hyperthyroidism, Type 1 & 2 diabetes, diabetes mellitus, obesity, dyslipidemia, acromegaly, Addison's disease, hyper- & hypocalcemia, pheochromocytoma, and Cushing's syndrome. Each chapter discusses various levels of the means of prevention, signs and symptoms, effects, and treatment. A full list of references is provided with each chapter.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Contributors
1 Thyroid Cancer 1
2 Hypothyroidism 37
3 Hyperthyroidism 53
4 Type 1 Diabetes 69
5 Type 2 Diabetes 87
6 Diabetes Mellitus: Cardiovascular Complications 111
7 Obesity: A Challenging Global Epidemic 123
8 Dyslipidemia 163
9 Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome 181
10 Acromegaly 201
11 Pituitary Tumors Other Than Acromegaly 229
12 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Types 1, 2a, and 2b 239
13 Addison's Disease 253
14 Cushing's Syndrome 269
15 Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia 277
16 Pheochromocytoma 297
17 Hypogonadism in Men and Women 313
18 Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia 327
Index 359

Click to compare book prices for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Endocrine Disorders Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Endocrine Disorders

Compare Shop Books - Help - About - Book Links - Book Coupons