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Insulin therapy : current concepts / editors Ambrish Mithal, Ganesh Jevalikar, Pankaj Shah ; foreword Robert Rizza.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Insulin--Therapeutic use.
- Insulin.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi, India : Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Diabetes mellitus is one of the commonest chronic disorders worldwide. This book is an attempt to provide practical guidance for using insulin, at the same time explaining the theory and logic behind choices and decisions. It provides information in an easy and comprehensible manner to practicing physicians and medical students. Chapters have been authored by renowned experts in the field from academia, corporate hospitals, and industry from India and the United States of America. They have drawn on their stores of knowledge and wisdom to contribute wholeheartedly to this project. The book has 11 chapters which cover history, physiology, pharmacokinetics, insulin analogs, newer delivery devices, insulin pump therapy, emergencies and practical use in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as in special situations.
- Contents:
- Prelims; Chapter-01_The History of Insulin Therapy; Chapter-02_Physiology of Insulin Secretion and Action; Chapter-03_Insulin Types and Pharmacokinetics; Chapter-04_Insulin Analogs; Chapter-05_Advances in Insulin Delivery Devices; Chapter-06_Insulin Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes; Chapter-07_Initiation and Intensification of Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes; Chapter-08_Insulin Therapy for Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State; Chapter-09_Insulin Therapy in Hospitalized Patients; Chapter-10_Insulin Therapy in Special Situations
- Chapter-11_Adverse Effects of Insulin TreatmentAppendices; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 23, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 93-5250-104-7
- OCLC:
- 951973979
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