Comprehensive clinical endocrinology / [edited by] G. Michael Besser, Michael O. Thorner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Besser, G. M.

Thorner, Michael O.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endocrine glands--Diseases.

Endocrine glands.

Endocrine System Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Endocrine System Diseases.

Physical Description:

xiv, 742 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Mosby, 2002.

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: version 1.0 for Windows '95, '98 & 2002.

text file

Summary:

This new, expanded edition of Comprehensive Clinical Endocrinology provides complete coverage of clinical information for the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders.

The focus of the book is on clinical aspects and the issues facing endocrinologists in everyday practice. High quality illustrations ensure every topic is presented in a clear, comprehensive and stimulating way. Throughout the text, basic science is integrated with clinical management to enable the reader to correlate the science with the clinical disease. Each chapter provides comprehensive coverage of clinical issues to ensure that diagnosis, evaluation and clinical management are current and appropriate.

Contents:

Endocrine Normal Ranges xiv

Section 1 Hypothalamus and Pituitary

Chapter 1 Neuroendocrine Control of Pituitary Function / Seymour Reichlin 1

Chapter 2 Control of Pituitary Hormone Secretion

Role of Pulsatility / John C Marshall 19

Chapter 3 Hypopituitarism

Pituitary Disease and Intrinsic Hypothalamic Disease / Ken KY Ho, James Gibney 35

Chapter 4 Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults / John P Monson 47

Chapter 5 Acromegaly and Gigantism / John AH Wass 57

Chapter 6 Hyperprolactinemia / Michael O Thorner 73

Chapter 7 Posterior Pituitary / Peter H Baylis 85

Chapter 8 Pituitary Surgery / Kamal Thapar, John A Jane Jr, Edward R Laws Jr 103

Chapter 9 Pituitary Radiotherapy / P Nicholas Plowman 123

Section 2 Thyroid

Chapter 10 Thyroid Physiology / John T Dunn, Ann D Dunn 131

Chapter 11 Hypothyroidism / Grace Kim, Terry F Davies 139

Chapter 12 Thyroid Nodular Disease and Carcinoma of the Thyroid / James A Fagin, Yancey R Holmes 151

Chapter 13 Hyperthyroidism and Graves' Disease / Anthony P Weetman 165

Section 3 Adrenal

Chapter 14 Adrenal Cortex Physiology / D Lynn Loriaux, Vivian HT James 181

Chapter 15 Cushing's Syndrome / Peter J Trainer, G Michael Besser 193

Chapter 16 Addison's Disease / Peter J Trainer, G Michael Besser 203

Chapter 17 Adrenal Cortex: Renin

Angiotensin System in Adrenocortical Hypertension / Paul M Stewart 213

Chapter 18 Adrenal Medulla: Physiology and Pathology / Ashley B Grossman, Gregory Kaltsas 223

Section 4 Control of Blood Glucose and its Disturbance

Chapter 19 Physiologic Mechanisms in Homeostatic Control of Glucose / Simon J Fisher, C Ronald Kahn 239

Chapter 20 Hypoglycemia and Insulinomas / Robert F Gagel 255

Chapter 21 Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus / Jerry L Nadler, Marcia McDuffie, Susan E Kirk 267

Chapter 22 Insulin Resistance / Gerald M Reaven 291

Chapter 23 Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus / Eugene J Barret, Jerry L Nadler 303

Section 5 Gonad and Growth

Chapter 24A Normal and Abnormal Puberty / Joanne C Blair, Martin O Savage 319

Chapter 24B Growth Disorders / Peter E Clayton, Charles GD Brook 337

Chapter 25 The Testis / James E Griffin, Jean D Wilson 353

Chapter 26 Ovary / Carole Gilling-Smith, Stephen Franks 375

Section 6 General Conditions

Basic

Chapter 27 Hormone Assay Techniques / Raymond Edwards 395

Chapter 28 Cell Signaling and the Control of Gene Expression / Adrian JL Clark 405

Chapter 29 Pathogenesis of Hormone Secreting Pituitary Tumors / Toni R Prezant, Shlomo Melmed 421

Section 7 General Conditions

Clinical

Chapter 30 Familial Endocrine Syndromes / Rajesh V Thakker 431

Chapter 31 Endocrinology of the Gastrointestinal Tract / Shahrad Taheri, Mohammad A Ghatei, Stephen R Bloom 453

Chapter 32 Lipids and Lipoproteins / Alan Chait, John D Brunzell 471

Chapter 33 Cardiovascular Hormones / Miriam T Rademaker, Eric A Espiner 485

Chapter 34 Calcium and Common Bone Disorders / Gregory R Mundy, Andrew F Stewart 501

Chapter 35 Ectopic Humoral Syndromes / Klaus von Werder 517

Chapter 36 Obesity and Satiety / Peter G Kopelman, Stephen O'Rahilly 533

Chapter 37 Psychiatric and Behavioral Changes and Endocrine Function / Ehud Ur 547

Chapter 38 Endocrinology of the Placenta, Fetus, and Pregnancy / Ram K Menon, Mark A Sperling 559

Chapter 39 The Breast: Gynecomastia and Benign Breast Disease in Women / Richard J Santen, Lisa A Cerilli, Jennifer A Harvey 585

Section 8 Imaging

Chapter 40 Neuroradiology and Endocrine Disease / Todd Peebles, Victor M Haughton 613

Chapter 41 General Radiology of Endocrine Disease / Rodney H Reznek, Janet E Dacie 633

Chapter 42 Nuclear Medicine in Endocrine Disease / Keith E Britton 679

Section 9 Patient Perspectives on Endocrine Diseases

Chapter 43 Patient Perspectives on Endocrine Diseases

Representatives of Patient Support Groups for

Thyroid Disease / Lora Hammer 695

Thyroid Eye Disease / Julian Britton 697

Cushing's Syndrome / Karen Campbell, Louise Pace, Mary Brim, Cathy Carbone, Jane Edwards 698

Addison's Disease / Deana Kenward 701

Disorders of Sexual Development in General including

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome / Sherri A Groveman 702

Klinefelter Syndrome (47,XXY) / Melissa Aylstock 705

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia / Julian Pearce 708

Diabetes / John A Eaddy 710

Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children and Adults / Tam Fry 712

Pituitary Diseases / Robert Knutzen 714.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Clinical endocrinology. 1994. 2nd ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

072343185X

OCLC:

48418036