Endocrine Emergencies / Alexander L. Shifrin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shifrin, Alexander

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endocrine glands--Diseases.

Endocrine glands.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Elsevier, 2022.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Endocrine emergencies are often potentially life-threatening and can be easily overlooked in patients with no history of endocrine disease. Endocrine Emergencies is a practical guide to identification and treatment for today's clinicians, offering essential coverage of common and serious emergencies related to endocrine metabolic conditions of the thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, and adrenal glands. Guides clinicians on how to recognize, diagnose, and treat each condition using up-to-date diagnostic techniques and therapeutics. Provides full-color, state-of-the-art coverage of key topics such as acute thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm, ocular emergencies in Graves' ophthalmopathy, diabetic ketoacidosis, hypopituitarism, postoperative thyroid surgical emergencies, pheochromocytoma, and much more. Features separate chapters on emergencies related to neuroendocrine tumors, pregnant patients, and pediatric patients. Includes sections on emergency overview, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in each chapter. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Other Format:

Print version: Shifrin, Alexander L. Endocrine Emergencies, E-Book

ISBN:

9780323760980

0323760988

OCLC:

1255230726

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.