This
book exlains the following topics: Endocrine diseases, The sites of the
principal endocrine glands, Diseases of the hypothalamus – pituitary system,
Diseases of the pituitary, Hormone resistance, Thyroid disease, Hypothyroidism,
Myxoedema coma, Simple goitre, Thyroiditis,Parathyroid gland diseases.
This book
includes two parts. The first part consists of five chapters that illustrate the
nature, causes, types, signs, and symptoms of GH deficiency (GHD) and fetal
growth restriction. The second part consists of three chapters that show the
pegvisomant, colorectal neoplasms in acromegaly, epidemiology and underlying
mechanisms, and the surgical managements of acromegaly.
This book
aims to provide readers with a general as well as an advanced overview of the
key trends in endocrine disorders. While covering a variety of topics ranging
from thyroid carcinogenesis and pituitary adenomas to adrenal tumors and
metabolic bone disease, this book also focuses on more specific issues not yet
fully elucidated.
Endotext
is an online resource on endocrine disease written by physicians and directed
toward physicians around the world caring for patients with these problems.
This guide covers the broad area of Clinical Endocrinology, emphasizes clinical
endocrine practice and includes the most current information on the
manifestations of endocrine disease, diagnosis, and treatment.
Endocrinology has been written to meet the requirements of today's
trainee doctors and the demands of an increasing number of degree courses in
health and biomedical sciences, and allied subjects. It is a truly integrated
text using large numbers of real clinical cases to introduce the basic
biochemistry, physiology and pathophysiology underlying endocrine disorders and
also the principles of clinical diagnosis and treatment.
In
addition to covering the basics in the Concepts in Endocrine Pathophysiology
lecture, the lectures in this course note cover a wide range of subjects, from
Pituitary Neoplasia to Diabetes and Obesity - Treatment to Goiter and Thyroid
Nodular Disease.
This article covers the pathophysiology and causes of hyperchloremic
metabolic acidoses, in particular the renal tubular acidoses (RTAs). It also
addresses approaches to the diagnosis and management of these disorders.