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ENDOCRINE SECRETS
Endocrine SecretsWith STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
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Fourth Edition

By
Michael McDermott, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO

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The Secrets Series? is breaking new ground again. This volume in the very popular Secrets Series? is back in an exciting, updated, and completely redesigned 4th Edition. A new, two-color page layout, a more portable size, and a list of the "Top 100 Secrets" in endocrinology help readers to better meet the challenges they face today. And, at no extra charge, purchasers also receive online access to the complete contents of the text via Elsevier's innovative STUDENTConsult.com website. Readers will still find all of the features they rely on the Secrets Series? for?a question- and -answer format, lists, mnemonics, tables, and an informal tone that make reference fast and easy. No matter what questions arise, in practice or while preparing for boards, this 4th Edition has the answers?in print and online. The smart way to study! Elsevier titles with STUDENT CONSULT will help you master difficult concepts and study more efficiently in print and online! Perform rapid searches. Integrate bonus content from other disciplines. Download text to your handheld device. And a lot more. Each STUDENT CONSULT title comes with full text online, a unique image library, case studies, USMLE style questions, and online note-taking to enhance your learning experience.

Audience
Endocrinology, OB/GYN, Residents, and Medical Students.

Contents


FUEL METABOLISM

1. Diabetes Mellitus
2. Intensive Insulin Therapy
3. Acute Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
4. Chronic Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
5. Diabetes in Pregnancy
6. Infections in Diabetic Persons
7. Hypoglycemia
8. Lipid Disorders
9. Obesity


BONE AND MINERAL DISORDERS

10. Osteoporosis
11. Measurement of Bone Mass
12. Osteomalacia and Rickets
13. Paget?s Disease of Bone
14. Hypercalcemia
15. Hyperparathyroidism
16. Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
17. Hypocalcemia
18. Nephrolithiasis


PITUITARY AND HYPOTHALAMIC DISORDERS

19. Pituitary Insufficiency
20. Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumors
21. Prolactin-secreting Pituitary Tumors
22. Growth Hormone-secreting Pituitary Tumors
23. Glycoprotein-secreting Pituitary Tumors
24. Cushing?s Syndrome
25. Disorders of Water Metabolism
26. Disorders of Growth
27. Growth Hormone Use and Abuse


ADRENAL DISORDERS

28. Primary Aldosteronism
29. Pheochromocytoma
30. Adrenal Malignancies
31. Adrenal Insufficiency
32. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia


THYROID DISORDERS

33. Thyroid Testing
34. Hyperthyroidism
35. Hypothyroidism
36. Thyroiditis
37. Thyroid Nodules and Goiter
38. Thyroid Cancer
39. Thyroid Emergencies
40. Euthyroid Sick Syndrome
41. Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy
42. Psychiatric Disorders and Thyroid Disease


REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

43. Disorders of Sexual Differentiation
44. Disorders of Puberty
45. Male Hypogonadism
46. Impotence
47. Gynecomastia
48. Amenorrhea
49. Galactorrhea
50. Hirsutism and Virilization
51. Infertility
52. Menopause
53. Use and Abuse of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids


MISCELLANEOUS

54. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
55. Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes
56. Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors
57. Carcinoid Syndrome
58. Cutaneous Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus and Thyroid Disease
59. Inherited Hormone Resistance Syndromes
60. Aging and Endocrinology
61. Endocrine Surgery
62. Endocrinology in the Managed Care Environment
63. Endocrine Case Studies
64. Famous People with Endocrine Disorders
Interesting Endocrine Facts and Figures


Bibliographic & ordering Information
Hardbound, 544 pages, publication date: NOV-2004
ISBN-13: 978-1-56053-611-6
ISBN-10: 1-56053-611-X
Imprint: MOSBY



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