The Washington manual endocrinology subspecialty consult
By: editors,  Katherine E. Henderson, Thomas J. Baranski, Perry E. Bickel.
Contributors: Henderson, Katherine E.; Baranski, Thomas J.; Bickel, Perry E.; Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine.
Series: Washington manual subspecialty consult series
Publisher: Lippincott Wiiliams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Endocrinology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Endocrine glands -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Endocrine Diseases -- Handbooks.; Metabolic Diseases -- Handbooks.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Handbooks.
Other titles: Endocrinology subspecialty consult
Description: Written primarily by residents, fellows, and attending physicians, this handbook is ideal for residents called on to do an inpatient consult, for students working on an inpatient medicine service, and for specialists seeking information on endocrinology and general internal medicine management. The book covers inpatient and outpatient approaches, symptoms and diseases, and acute and chronic problems. Sections cover hypothalamic and pituitary disorders, thyroid disorders, adrenal disorders, gonadal disorders, disorders of bone and mineral metabolism, and disorders of fuel metabolism, including diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2, hypoglycemia, and hyperlipidemia. A section on endocrine neoplasms includes MEN syndromes and carcinoid syndrome.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hypothalamic and pituitary disorders; title: Pituitary adenomas / Denise Teves; title: Prolactinoma / Denise Teves and Veronica McGregor; title: Acromegaly / Dominic Reeds; title: Diabetes insipidus / Amanda Cashen and Divya Shroff; title: Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion / Amanda Cashen and Divya Shroff; title: Thyroid disorders; title: Evaluation of thyroid function / Savitha Subramanian; title: Euthyroid goiter and thyroid nodules / Savitha Subramanian; title: Hyperthyroidism / Savitha Subramanian and Andrew Holt; title: Hypothyroidism / Savitha Subramanian and Andrew Holt; title: Adrenal disorders; title: Adrenal incidentalomas / Grace Eng; title: Adrenal insufficiency / Grace Eng; title: Adult congenital adrenal hyperplasia / Dominic Reeds; title: Conn's syndrome / Jeannie Chen; title: Cushing's syndrome / Jeannie Chen; title: Pheochromocytoma / Michael Jakoby; title: Gonadal disorders; title: Amenorrhea / Bharathi Raju and Subramaniam Pennathur; title: Gynecomastia / Subramaniam Pennathur; title: Hirsutism / Bharathi Raju and Subramaniam Pennathur; title: Male hypogonadism / Subramaniam Pennathur; title: Polycystic ovary syndrome / Subramaniam Pennathur; title: Disorders of bone and mineral metabolism; title: Hypercalcemia / Paul Kovach; title: Hyperparathyroidism / Paul Kovach; title: Hypocalcemia / Paul Kovach; title: Osteoporosis / Jason Goldfeder; title: Paget's disease / Jason Goldfeder; title: Disorders of fuel metabolism; title: Standards of care for diabetes mellitus / Michael DeRosa; title: Diabetes mellitus type I / Michael DeRosa; title: Diabetes mellitus type II / Dawn Smiley; title: Hypoglycemia / Bharathi Raju; title: Diagnosis, standards of care and treatment of hyperlipidemia / Kellie Flood, Katherine Henderson and Michael Jakoby; title: Neoplasms; title: MEN syndromes / Lamice El-Kholy; title: Carcinoid syndrome / Denise Teves.