Harrison's Endocrinology

by Jameson, J. Larry, M.D., Ph.D.; Harrison, Tinsley Randolph

• ISBN13: 9780071457446
• ISBN10: 0071457445
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-16
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

The full content of the Harrison's 16th edition section on Endocrinology and Metabolismwith review questions, and new diagrams and clinical photographs, all in full color. Includes essential new references and key updates since publication of HPIM 16. Perfect for board review and clinical use.

Author Biography

J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD Irving S. Cutter Professor and Chairman Department of Medicine Northwestern University Medical School Physician-in-Chief, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Dennis L. Kasper, MD, MA (Hon) William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Executive Dean for Academic Programs Harvard Medical School Director, Channing Laboratory Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Anthony S. Fauci, MD Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Eugene Brauwald, AB, MD, MA (Hon), MD (Hon), ScD (Hon) Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine Faculty Dean for Academic Programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Vice-President for Academic Programs Partners HealthCare System, Boston, Massachusetts

Dan L. Longo, MD Scientific Director National Institute of on Aging National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland

Stephen L. Hauser, MD Chairman and Betty Anker Fife Professor Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Principles of Endocrinology	p. 1
Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders
Disorders of the Anterior Pituitary and Hypothalamus	p. 17
Disorders of the Neurohypophysis	p. 57
Disorders of the Thyroid Gland	p. 71
Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex	p. 113
Pheochromocytoma	p. 151
Reproductive Endocrinology
Disorders of Sexual Differentiation	p. 161
Disorders of the Testes and Male Reproductive System	p. 173
Testicular Cancer	p. 195
Disorders of the Ovary and Female Reproductive Tract	p. 203
The Menopause Transition and Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy	p. 225
Hirsutism and Virilization	p. 233
Gynecologic Malignancies	p. 239
Sexual Dysfunction	p. 249
Infertility and Fertility Control	p. 259
Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Lipoprotein Metabolism
Obesity	p. 269
Diabetes Mellitus	p. 283
Disorders of Lipoprotein Metablism	p. 333
Hypoglycemia	p. 355
Disorders Affecting Multiple Endocrine Systems
Endocrine Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Pancreas	p. 367
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias and Autoimmune Endocrinopathies	p. 387
Endocrine Paraneoplastic Syndrome	p. 401
Disorders of Bone and Calcium Metabolism
Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Health and Disease	p. 411
Diseases of the Parathyroid Gland and Other Hyper- and Hypocalcemic Disorders	p. 431
Osteoporosis	p. 465
Paget Disease and Other Dysplasias of Bone	p. 485
Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance	p. 499
Review and Self-Assessment	p. 507
Index	p. 531
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