Diabetes
Subtitle: Chronic Complications (Practical Diabetes)
Contributors: Kenneth M. Shaw (Editor); Michael H. Cummings (Editor)
Publisher: Wiley
Published: October 14, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780470865798
First sentence: Since the invention of the direct ophthalmoscope by Helmholtz in 1851 and von Yaeger's first description of changes in the fundus of a person with diabetes 4 years later, there has been increasing interest in the retina as it contains the only part of the vasculature affected by diabetes that is easily visible.
Description: Revised and updated to reflect the rapid developments currently taking place in the field. Each chapter describes the epidemiology, aetiology and management of a particular complication and discusses the organisation and delivery of care. Includes all the major chronic complications of diabetes, and features algorithms for screening and treatment of diabetes complications.