Katsilambros / Diakoumopoulou / Ioannidis Diabetes in Clinical Practice

Questions and Answers from Case Studies
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-05913-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 482 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Diabetes in Practice Series

Dealing with all the aspects of diabetes in clinical practice, thisbook offers a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to help healthcareprofessionals achieve their target of optimal management andtreatment of their patients. Diabetes in Clinical Practice:Questions and Answers from Case Studies is presented in theform of questions concerning diabetes diagnosis, management andtherapy based on real-life case studies. Each question is answeredin a clear, easy to follow style.
The authors begin with general questions regarding diabetes, itspathophysiology and diagnostic tests. They then cover all themajor complications that can arise in a patient with poorlycontrolled diabetes. The authors also discuss special groups,such as adolescents and the elderly. The book features usefulinformation for patients and their healthcare professionals ondaily activities such as exercise, nutrition, driving, travellingand sick day rules.
Diabetes in Clinical Practice: Questions and Answers fromCase Studies is an indispensable resource for all membersof the diabetes team, in primary and secondary care: physicians,diabetes specialist nurses, diabetes educators, dieticians,podiatrists, endocrinologists and postgraduate medicalstudents.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Katsilambros, Nicholas

Diakoumopoulou, Evanthia

Ioannidis, Ionnis

Liatis, Stavros

Makrilakis, Konstantinos

Tentolouris, Nikolaos

Tentolouris, Nicholas

Tsapogas, Panagiotis

Weitere Mitwirkende

Makrilakis, Konstantinos

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Authors.
Preface to Greek Edition.
Preface to English Edition.
Chapter 1: Overview of diabetes (Nicholas Tentolouris).
Chapter 2: Pathophysiology of Type 1 diabetes (IoannisIoannidis).
Chapter 3: Pathophysiology of Type 2 diabetes (KonstantinosMakrilakis).
Chapter 4: Glycaemic control (Stavros Liatis).
Chapter 5: Hypoglycaemia (Ioannis Ioannidis).
Chapter 6: Diabetic coma (Ioannis Ioannidis).
Chapter 7: Surgery in diabetes (Ioannis Ioannidis).
Chapter 8: Acute illness in diabetes (Stavros Liatis).
Chapter 9: Diabetes and exercise (Konstantinos Makrilakis).
Chapter 10: Diabetes and pregnancy (Panagiotis Tsapogas).
Chapter 11: Diabetes and the young (Ioannis Ioannidis).
Chapter 12: Diabetes and old age (Konstantinos Makrilakis).
Chapter 13: Diabetic retinopathy (Evanthia Diakoumopoulou).
Chapter 14: Diabetic nephropathy (Evanthia Diakoumopoulou).
Chapter 15: Diabetic neuropathy (Nicholas Tentolouris).
Chapter 16: Macroangiopathy in diabetes (Ioannis Ioannidis).
Chapter 17: Diabetic foot (Nicholas Tentolouris).
Chapter 18: Skin disorders in diabetes (KonstantinosMakrilakis).
Chapter 19: Sexual function and diabetes (IoannisIoannidis).
Chapter 20: Musculoskeletal system and diabetes (IoannisIoannidis).
Chapter 21: Infections in diabetes (Stavros Liatis).
Chapter 22: Hypertension and diabetes (KonstantinosMakrilakis).
Chapter 23: Lipids and diabetes (Konstantinos Makrilakis).
Chapter 24: Diabetes and driving (Panagiotis Tsapogas).
Chapter 25: Diabetes and travelling (Stavros Liatis).
Chapter 26: Nutrition and diabetes (Konstantinos Makrilakis andIoannis Ioannidis).
Chapter 27: Treatment of diabetes with pills (PanagiotisTsapogas).
Chapter 28: Treatment of diabetes with insulin (StavrosLiatis).
Chapter 29: New therapies in diabetes (Panagiotis Tsapogas).
Chapter 30: Prevention of diabetes (KonstantinosMakrilakis).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Nicholas Katsilambros, Evanthia Diakoumopoulou, Stavros Liatis,Konstantinos Makrilakis, Nicholas Tentolouris, PanagiotisTsapogas, all at the Department of Propaedeutic Medicineof the Athens University, Medical School, The Diabetes Center,'Laiko' General Hospital, Athens, Greece, and Ionnis Ioannidis, 2ndDepartment of Internal Medicine, Diabetes Clinic, Agia Olga GeneralHospital, Athens, Greece.
Translated by Konstantinos Makrilakis, MD, MPH, PhD,Lecturer in Internal Medicine, University of Athens MedicalSchool