Sam / Meeran Lecture Notes

Endocrinology and Diabetes
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-70304-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Lecture Notes

This brand new title in the Lecture Notes series coversa core element of the medical school curriculum.
It presents the basic science needed to understand mechanisms ofdisease and describes the clinical presentations of the disordersassociated with different glands, concluding with the relevantinvestigations and management.
Focusing on conditions commonly encountered on the wards and inexams, with key points to aid revision and recall, this new titleis perfect as a course companion and is the ideal revision tool formedical students, specialist nurses, and doctors working onendocrinology rotations. Lecture Notes: Endocrinology andDiabetes is also essential for endocrinology traineesapproaching the new Knowledge Based Assessment (KBA).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sam, Amir H.

Meeran, Karim

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Abbreviations.
1 Thyroid anatomy and physiology.
2 Hypothyroidism.
3 Thyrotoxicosis.
4 Goitre, thyroid nodules and cancer.
5 Adrenal anatomy and physiology.
6 Adrenal insufficiency.
7 Primary hyperaldosteronism.
8 Phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas.
9 Congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
10 Adrenal incidentalomas.
11 Pituitary anatomy and physiology.
12 Pituitary tumours and other sellar disorders.
13 Hypopituitarism.
14 Hyperprolactinaemia.
15 Acromegaly.
16 Cushing's syndrome.
17 Diabetes insipidus.
18 Hyponatraemia and syndrome of inappropriate ADHsecretion.
19 Male reproductive physiology and hypogonadism.
20 Gynaecomastia.
21 Female reproductive physiology, amenorrhoea and prematureovarian failure.
22 Polycystic ovary syndrome.
23 Menopause.
24 Hypocalcaemia.
25 Hypercalcaemia and primary hyperparathyroidism.
26 Osteomalacia.
27 Osteoporosis.
28 Paget's disease of bone.
29 Disorders of puberty.
30 Growth and stature.
31 Endocrine disorders of pregnancy.
32 Neuroendocrine tumours.
33 Obesity.
34 Insulin and diabetes mellitus: classification, pathogenesisand diagnosis.
35 Treatment of diabetes mellitus.
36 Diabetic emergencies.
37 Diabetic retinopathy.
38 Diabetic nephropathy.
39 Diabetic neuropathy.
40 Musculoskeletal and dermatological manifestations ofdiabetes.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Amir Sam, BSc (Hons), MB BS (Hons), MRCP
Series editor of the Rapid Series, Editor of Rapid DifferentialDiagnosis and Co-author of Rapid Medicine.
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow and SpR in Endocrinologyand Diabetes, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, London,UK
Dr Karim Meeran, MD, FRCP, FRCPath
Professor of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare NHSTrust, London, UK