Lecture Notes: Endocrinology and Diabetes

by Sam, Amir H.; Meeran, Karim

• ISBN13: 9781405153454
• ISBN10: 1405153458
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-28
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This brand new title in the Lecture Notes series covers a core element of the medical school curriculum.It presents the basic science needed to understand mechanisms of disease and describes the clinical presentations of the disorders associated with different glands, concluding with the relevant investigations and management.Focusing on conditions commonly encountered on the wards and in exams, with key points to aid revision and recall, this new title is perfect as a course companion and is the ideal revision tool for medical students, specialist nurses, and doctors working on endocrinology rotations. Lecture Notes: Endocrinology and Diabetes is also essential for endocrinology trainees approaching the new Knowledge Based Assessment (KBA).

Author Biography

Dr Amir Sam, Bsc, MBBS
Series editor of the Rapid Series, Editor of Rapid Differential Diagnosis and Co-author of Rapid Medicine. He is currently an SHO on the Oxford Medical rotation and has an interest in Endocrinology and Diabetes.

Dr Karim Meeran, MB ChB, MD, MRCP
Consultant Endocrinologist at the Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iv
Acknowledgements	p. v
Abbreviations	p. vii
Thyroid anatomy and physiology	p. 1
Hypothyroidism	p. 8
Thyrotoxicosis	p. 14
Goitre, thyroid nodules and cancer	p. 26
Adrenal anatomy and physiology	p. 34
Adrenal insufficiency	p. 39
Primary hyperaldosteionism	p. 47
Phaeochiomocytomas and paragangliomas	p. 52
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia	p. 58
Adrenal incidentalomas	p. 64
Pituitary anatomy and physiology	p. 67
Pituitary tumours and other sellar disorders	p. 73
Hypopituitarism	p. 86
Hyperprolactinaemia	p. 90
Acromegaly	p. 95
Cushing's syndrome	p. 100
Diabetes insipidus	p. 107
Hyponatraemia and syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion	p. 110
Male reproductive physiology and hypogonadism	p. 116
Gynaecomastia	p. 125
Female reproductive physiology, amenorrhoea and premature ovarian failure	p. 129
Polycystic ovary syndrome	p. 138
Menopause	p. 143
Hypocalcaemia	p. 147
Hypercalcaemia and primary hyperparathyroidism	p. 152
Osteomalacia	p. 158
Osteoporosis	p. 162
Paget's disease of bone	p. 169
Disorders of puberty	p. 173
Growth and stature	p. 181
Endocrine disorders of pregnancy	p. 189
Neuroendocrine rumours	p. 198
Obesity	p. 208
Insulin and diabetes mellitus: classification, pathogenesis and diagnosis	p. 215
Treatment of diabetes mellitus	p. 222
Diabetic emergencies	p. 235
Diabetic retinopathy	p. 243
Diabetic nephropathy	p. 249
Diabetic neuropathy	p. 254
Musculoskeletal and dermatological manifestations of diabetes	p. 258
Index	p. 269
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