
Case Presentations in Endocrinology and Diabetes
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Case Presentations in Endocrinology and Diabetes presents a collection of reports on patients suffering from various disorders that may be commonly seen in a busy diabetes and endocrine unit. This book provides a comprehensive discussion on the diagnosis and management of each patient. This text is intended to be a textbook of endocrinology and diabetes to provide an insight into the clinical practice of the specialty. The various case presentations cover several diseases, including hypopituitarism, acromegaly, diabetes insipidus, osteoporosis, adrenal carcinoma, Turner's syndrome, Cushing's disease, Nelson's syndrome, viral thyroiditis, juvenile thyrotoxicosis, and anorexia nervosa. This book discusses as well other diseases, including diabetic pregnancy, pancreatic tumor, multiple endocrine neoplasia, gonadal dysgenesis, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and polycystic ovary syndrome. This book is a valuable resource for those training in clinical medicine or for those pursuing a career in endocrinology and diabetes. Endocrinologists and physicians will also find this book extremely useful.
Table of Contents
Preface
Reference Ranges
Case Presentations
1 Hypopituitarism
2 Functionless Pituitary Tumor
3 Acromegaly
4 Prolactinoma
5 Cushing's Disease
6 Nelson's Syndrome
7 Pituitary Apoplexy
8 Short Stature
9 Hypothalamic Hypogonadotrophinism
10 Diabetes Insipidus
11 Anorexia Nervosa
12 Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion
13 Juvenile Thyrotoxicosis
14 Graves' Ophthalmopathy
15 Viral Thyroiditis
16 Congenital Hypothyroidism
17 Primary Hypothyroidism
18 Solitary Thyroid Nodule
19 Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid and Hypoparathyroidism
20 Postpartum Thyroiditis
21 Primary Hyperparathyroidism
22 Hypercalcemia of Malignant Disease
23 Osteomalacia
24 Osteoporosis
25 Primary Hyperaldosteronism (Conn's Syndrome)
26 Addison's Disease
27 Adrenal Carcinoma
28 Phaeochromocytoma
29 Hirsutism
30 Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
31 Turner's Syndrome
32 Klinefelter's Syndrome
33 Gonadal Dysgenesis
34 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
35 Virilizing Ovarian Tumor
36 Gynaecomastia
37 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
38 Auto-Immune Polyendocrinopathy
39 Pancreatic Tumor
40 Glucose Intolerance
41 Diabetic Ketoacidosis
42 Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic Coma
43 Sulphonylurea Induced Hypoglycaemia
44 Normoglycaemic Ketoacidosis
45 Diabetic Pregnancy
46 Factitious Hypoglycaemia
47 Unnecessary Insulin
48 Diabetic Neuropathy
49 Surgery in Type II Diabetes
50 Amyotrophy and Maculopathy
51 Diabetic Renal Disease
Color Plates appear between Pages 20 and 21
Product details
- No. of pages: 174
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 1988
- Published: June 27, 1988
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781483182674
About the Authors
P. H. Baylis
G. V. Gill
P. Kendall-Taylor
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