ISBN - 9780071622431
Autor(es) - David Gardner, Dolores Shoback
Editora - McGraw-Hill
Ano de Edição - 2011
N º de Páginas - 880
Description
Greenspan's Basic & Clinical Endocrinology, 9e delivers a succinct, leading-edge overview of the underlying molecular biology of the endocrine system and the latest perspectives on the diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases and disorders. Featuring an enhanced design that includes hundreds of full-color illustrations and clinical photographs, Greenspan's is a true must-have during traditional or integrated courses in endocrinology, endocrinology rotation, or for exam prep in internal medicine and endocrinology.
Greenspan's provides clinically relevant coverage of metabolic bone disease, pancreatic hormones and diabetes mellitus, hypoglycemia, obesity, geriatric endocrinology, and many other diseases and disorders. Supporting this essential material is a handy appendix of normal hormone reference ranges.
Features
- Concise, balanced coverage of both scientific and clinical principles
- The best source for current concepts in endocrine pathophysiology to aid clinical decision making
- Important new approaches to the medical management of endocrine disorders, including therapeutic recommendations
- The most practical, current insights into diagnostic testing
More than 270 full-color illustrations and clinical photographs
Table of contents
Authors
Preface
1. Hormones and Hormone Action
2. Endocrine Autoimmunity
3. Evidence-Based Endocrinology & Clinical Epidemiology
4. Hypothalamus & Pituitary Gland
5. The Posterior Pituitary (Neurohypophysis)
6. Growth
7. The Thyroid Gland
8. Metabolic Bone Disease
9. Glucocorticoids & Adrenal Androgens
10. Endocrine Hypertension
11. Adrenal Medulla & Paraganglia
12. Testes
13. Female Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
14. Disorders of Sexual Determination & Differentiation
15. Puberty
16. The Endocrinology of Pregnancy
17. Pancreatic Hormones & Diabetes Mellitus
18. Hypoglycemic Disorders
19. Disorders of Lipoprotein Metabolism
20. Obesity
21. Humoral Manifestations of Malignancy
22. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
23. Geriatric Endocrinology
24. Endocrine Emergencies
25. AIDS Endocrinopathies
26. Endocrine Surgery
Appendix: Normal Hormone Reference Ranges
Index
