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Endocrinology: adult & pediatric

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Philadelphia : Elsevier/Saunders, 2016Edition: 7th edDescription: 1 online resource:illustrations (chiefly color)ISBN:
  • 9780323189071
  • 9780323189071
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Contents:
Principles of endocrinology -- Control of hormone gene expression -- Control of hormone secretion -- Applications of genetics in endocrinology -- Development of the pituitary -- Prolactin -- Disorders of prolactin secretion and prolactinomas -- Adrenocorticotropic hormone -- Endocrine rhythms, the sleep-wake cycle, and biological clocks -- Hypothalamic syndromes -- Hypopituitarism and growth hormone deficiency -- Acromegaly -- Cushing's syndrome -- Clinically nonfunctioning sellar masses -- Tsh-producing adenomas -- Pituitary surgery -- Childhood hypothalamic and pituitary tumors -- Vasopressin, diabetes insipidus, and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis -- The pineal gland and melatonin -- Growth hormone : structure, function, and regulation of secretion -- Insulin-like growth factor-1 and its binding proteins -- Somatic growth and maturation -- Growth hormone deficiency in children -- Performance enhancing hormones in sports doping -- Appetite regulation and thermogenesis -- Obesity : the problem and its management -- Bariatric surgery -- Genetic syndromes associated with obesity -- Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other eating disorders -- Development of the endocrine pancreas -- Biosynthesis, processing, and secretion of the islet hormones : insulin, islet amyloid polypeptide (amylin), glucagon, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide -- Insulin secretion -- The mechanisms of insulin action -- Glucagon and the glucagon-like peptides -- Regulation of intermediary metabolism during fasting and feeding -- Role of the adipocyte in metabolism and endocrine function -- Lipodystrophy syndromes -- Classification and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus -- Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus : etiology, pathogenesis, prediction, and prevention -- Type 2 diabetes mellitus : etiology, pathogenesis, and natural history -- Lipoprotein metabolism and the treatment of lipid disorders -- Hyperglycemia secondary to nondiabetic conditions and therapies -- Metabolic syndrome -- Treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus in adults -- Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy -- Hyperglycemic crises : diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state -- Hypoglycemia and hypoglycemic syndromes -- Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus -- Management of diabetes in children -- Beta cell transplantation and regeneration -- Diabetes and long-term complications -- Diabetic eye disease -- Diabetes mellitus : neuropathy -- Diabetic nephropathy -- Diabetic foot and vascular complications -- Parathyroid hormone and the parathyroid hormone receptor type 1 in the regulation of calcium and phosphate homeostasis and bone metabolism -- Parathyroid hormone-related protein -- Calcitonin -- Vitamin d : from photosynthesis, metabolism, and action to clinical applications -- Bone development and remodeling -- Regulation of calcium homeostasis and genetic disorders that affect calcium metabolism -- Genetic disorders of phosphate homeostasis -- Primary hyperparathyroidism -- Hypercalcemia of malignancy -- Surgical management of hyperparathyroidism -- Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy, and progressive osseous heteroplasia : disorders caused by inactivating GNAS mutations -- Genetic defects in vitamin d metabolism and action -- Hereditary disorders of the skeleton -- Osteoporosis -- Chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder -- Disorders of mineralization -- Paget's disease of bone -- Anatomy and development of the thyroid -- Thyroid-stimulating hormone : physiology and secretion -- Thyroid regulatory factors -- Thyroid hormone metabolism and transport -- Thyroid hormone action -- Thyroid function testing -- Thyroid imaging.;Thyroid fine-needle aspiration and cytological diagnosis -- Autoimmune thyroid disease -- Graves' disease -- Graves' ophthalmopathy -- Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease during pregnancy -- Autonomously functioning thyroid nodules and other causes of thyrotoxicosis -- Chronic (Hashimoto's) thyroiditis -- Subacute and Riedel's thyroiditis -- Hypothyroidism and myxedema coma -- Nonthyroidal illness syndrome : a form of hypothyroidism -- Multinodular goiter -- Iodine-deficiency disorders -- Thyroid neoplasia -- Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor mutations -- Genetic defects in thyroid hormone synthesis and action -- Resistance to thyroid hormone -- Surgery of the thyroid -- The principles, enzymes, and pathways of human steroidogenesis -- Glucocorticoid receptors, their mechanisms of action, and glucocorticoid resistance -- Glucocorticoid action : physiology -- Glucocorticoid therapy -- Aldosterone secretion and action -- Adrenal insufficiency -- Adrenal causes of Cushing's syndrome -- Defects of adrenal steroidogenesis -- Adrenarche and adrenopause -- Adrenal gland imaging -- Adrenocortical carcinoma -- Primary mineralocorticoid excess disorders and hypertension -- Mineralocorticoid deficiency -- Pheochromocytoma -- Adrenal surgery -- Hyponatremia and hypernatremia -- Orthostatic hypotension and orthostatic intolerance -- Endocrine aspects of critical care medicine -- Gonadotropin-releasing hormones -- Gonadotropins : regulation of synthesis and secretion -- Gonadal peptides : inhibins, activins, follistatin, and müllerian-inhibiting substance (antimüllerian hormone) -- Genetic basis of gonadal and genital development -- Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of sexual development -- Endocrinology of sexual maturation and puberty -- Precocious puberty -- Delayed puberty -- Sexual dysfunction -- The endocrinology of sexual behavior and gender identity -- Folliculogenesis, ovulation, and luteogenesis -- Ovarian hormone synthesis -- Estrogen and progesterone action -- Hormonal control of breast development -- The menstrual cycle and disorders of ovulation -- Endometriosis -- Uterine fibroids -- Female infertility : evaluation and management -- Hyperandrogenism, hirsutism, and polycystic ovary syndrome -- Contraception -- Menopause -- Spermatogenesis -- Testicular dysgenesis syndrome, cryptorchidism, hypospadias, and testicular tumors -- Androgen physiology, pharmacology, and abuse -- Androgen deficiency disorders -- Gynecomastia -- Clinical management of male infertility -- Male contraception -- Endocrinology of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer -- The endocrinology of human pregnancy and parturition -- Fetal and neonatal endocrinology -- Hormonal changes and endocrine testing in pregnancy -- Autoimmune endocrine disorders -- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 -- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and medullary thyroid carcinoma -- Neuroendocrine tumor syndromes -- Carcinoid syndrome -- Ectopic hormone syndromes -- Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and human disease -- Endocrine testing.
Summary: Considered the definitive source in its field for over 35 years, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, has been thoroughly updated to reflect today's recent advances in adult and pediatric endocrinology. Unique perspectives from a team of trusted, world-renowned experts ensure this medical reference book remains the most highly-regarded text in the field.
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Principles of endocrinology -- Control of hormone gene expression -- Control of hormone secretion -- Applications of genetics in endocrinology -- Development of the pituitary -- Prolactin -- Disorders of prolactin secretion and prolactinomas -- Adrenocorticotropic hormone -- Endocrine rhythms, the sleep-wake cycle, and biological clocks -- Hypothalamic syndromes -- Hypopituitarism and growth hormone deficiency -- Acromegaly -- Cushing's syndrome -- Clinically nonfunctioning sellar masses -- Tsh-producing adenomas -- Pituitary surgery -- Childhood hypothalamic and pituitary tumors -- Vasopressin, diabetes insipidus, and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis -- The pineal gland and melatonin -- Growth hormone : structure, function, and regulation of secretion -- Insulin-like growth factor-1 and its binding proteins -- Somatic growth and maturation -- Growth hormone deficiency in children -- Performance enhancing hormones in sports doping -- Appetite regulation and thermogenesis -- Obesity : the problem and its management -- Bariatric surgery -- Genetic syndromes associated with obesity -- Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other eating disorders -- Development of the endocrine pancreas -- Biosynthesis, processing, and secretion of the islet hormones : insulin, islet amyloid polypeptide (amylin), glucagon, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide -- Insulin secretion -- The mechanisms of insulin action -- Glucagon and the glucagon-like peptides -- Regulation of intermediary metabolism during fasting and feeding -- Role of the adipocyte in metabolism and endocrine function -- Lipodystrophy syndromes -- Classification and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus -- Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus : etiology, pathogenesis, prediction, and prevention -- Type 2 diabetes mellitus : etiology, pathogenesis, and natural history -- Lipoprotein metabolism and the treatment of lipid disorders -- Hyperglycemia secondary to nondiabetic conditions and therapies -- Metabolic syndrome -- Treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus in adults -- Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy -- Hyperglycemic crises : diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state -- Hypoglycemia and hypoglycemic syndromes -- Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus -- Management of diabetes in children -- Beta cell transplantation and regeneration -- Diabetes and long-term complications -- Diabetic eye disease -- Diabetes mellitus : neuropathy -- Diabetic nephropathy -- Diabetic foot and vascular complications -- Parathyroid hormone and the parathyroid hormone receptor type 1 in the regulation of calcium and phosphate homeostasis and bone metabolism -- Parathyroid hormone-related protein -- Calcitonin -- Vitamin d : from photosynthesis, metabolism, and action to clinical applications -- Bone development and remodeling -- Regulation of calcium homeostasis and genetic disorders that affect calcium metabolism -- Genetic disorders of phosphate homeostasis -- Primary hyperparathyroidism -- Hypercalcemia of malignancy -- Surgical management of hyperparathyroidism -- Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy, and progressive osseous heteroplasia : disorders caused by inactivating GNAS mutations -- Genetic defects in vitamin d metabolism and action -- Hereditary disorders of the skeleton -- Osteoporosis -- Chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder -- Disorders of mineralization -- Paget's disease of bone -- Anatomy and development of the thyroid -- Thyroid-stimulating hormone : physiology and secretion -- Thyroid regulatory factors -- Thyroid hormone metabolism and transport -- Thyroid hormone action -- Thyroid function testing -- Thyroid imaging.;Thyroid fine-needle aspiration and cytological diagnosis -- Autoimmune thyroid disease -- Graves' disease -- Graves' ophthalmopathy -- Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease during pregnancy -- Autonomously functioning thyroid nodules and other causes of thyrotoxicosis -- Chronic (Hashimoto's) thyroiditis -- Subacute and Riedel's thyroiditis -- Hypothyroidism and myxedema coma -- Nonthyroidal illness syndrome : a form of hypothyroidism -- Multinodular goiter -- Iodine-deficiency disorders -- Thyroid neoplasia -- Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor mutations -- Genetic defects in thyroid hormone synthesis and action -- Resistance to thyroid hormone -- Surgery of the thyroid -- The principles, enzymes, and pathways of human steroidogenesis -- Glucocorticoid receptors, their mechanisms of action, and glucocorticoid resistance -- Glucocorticoid action : physiology -- Glucocorticoid therapy -- Aldosterone secretion and action -- Adrenal insufficiency -- Adrenal causes of Cushing's syndrome -- Defects of adrenal steroidogenesis -- Adrenarche and adrenopause -- Adrenal gland imaging -- Adrenocortical carcinoma -- Primary mineralocorticoid excess disorders and hypertension -- Mineralocorticoid deficiency -- Pheochromocytoma -- Adrenal surgery -- Hyponatremia and hypernatremia -- Orthostatic hypotension and orthostatic intolerance -- Endocrine aspects of critical care medicine -- Gonadotropin-releasing hormones -- Gonadotropins : regulation of synthesis and secretion -- Gonadal peptides : inhibins, activins, follistatin, and müllerian-inhibiting substance (antimüllerian hormone) -- Genetic basis of gonadal and genital development -- Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of sexual development -- Endocrinology of sexual maturation and puberty -- Precocious puberty -- Delayed puberty -- Sexual dysfunction -- The endocrinology of sexual behavior and gender identity -- Folliculogenesis, ovulation, and luteogenesis -- Ovarian hormone synthesis -- Estrogen and progesterone action -- Hormonal control of breast development -- The menstrual cycle and disorders of ovulation -- Endometriosis -- Uterine fibroids -- Female infertility : evaluation and management -- Hyperandrogenism, hirsutism, and polycystic ovary syndrome -- Contraception -- Menopause -- Spermatogenesis -- Testicular dysgenesis syndrome, cryptorchidism, hypospadias, and testicular tumors -- Androgen physiology, pharmacology, and abuse -- Androgen deficiency disorders -- Gynecomastia -- Clinical management of male infertility -- Male contraception -- Endocrinology of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer -- The endocrinology of human pregnancy and parturition -- Fetal and neonatal endocrinology -- Hormonal changes and endocrine testing in pregnancy -- Autoimmune endocrine disorders -- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 -- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and medullary thyroid carcinoma -- Neuroendocrine tumor syndromes -- Carcinoid syndrome -- Ectopic hormone syndromes -- Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and human disease -- Endocrine testing.

Considered the definitive source in its field for over 35 years, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, has been thoroughly updated to reflect today's recent advances in adult and pediatric endocrinology. Unique perspectives from a team of trusted, world-renowned experts ensure this medical reference book remains the most highly-regarded text in the field.

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