Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes Online

by Wass, John; Stewart, Paul M.

• ISBN13: 9780199235292
• ISBN10: 0199235295
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-09-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Completely revised and updated since publication of the highly-valued first edition in 2002, theOxford Textbook of Endocrinology and Diabetessecond edition provides an up-to-date, stimulating and comprehensive account of endocrinology and diabetes. Containing first rate, pragmatic advice on diagnosis and clear guidelines for recommended management, it also covers the scientific principles that underlie medical practice. Packed into one comprehensive volume, the textbook contains 254 chapters, organised into 13 sections for easy-access to the relevant information. Each chapter is written by an internationally-acknowledged expert, relates basic science to evidence based guidelines and clinical management, and where appropriate offers an outline of the controversies in the field. The textbook has an international focus, and where possible deals with medical practice in countries without advanced medical resources. Containing over 700 illustrations, including a colour plate section of 100 full colour photographs, and numerous tables and boxes to complement the text, the textbook is now also available online. Individuals who purchase the print edition of theOxford Textbook of Endocrinology and Diabetessecond edition are entitled to six months' free access to the online version.

Table of Contents

Principles of international endocrine Practice

A history of endocrinology

Prevention in endocrinology

Endocrinology and evolution: lessons from comparative endocrinology

Hormones and receptors: fundamental considerations

Molecular basis of hormonal action

Endocrine autoimmunity

Measurement of circulating hormones

Endocrine disruptors

Sports endocrinology

Pituitary and hypothalmic diseases

Pituitary anatomy and physiology

The neurohypophysis

Aetiology, pathogenesis, and management of disease of the pituitary

Aetiology, pathogenesis, and management of disease of the hypothalamus

Pineal physiology and pathophysiology including pineal tumours

Neuropsychiatric endocrinological disorders

The thyroid

Evaluation of the thyroid patient

Aetiology of thryroid disorders

Thyrotoxicosis and related disorders

Hypothyroidism and pregancy- and growth-related thyroid disorders

Thyroid lumps

Parathyroid, calcium and bone metabolism

Parathyroid anatomy, hormone synthesis, secretion, action, receptors

Hypercalcaemia

Primary hyperparathyroidism

Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia

Hypocalcaemic disorders, hypoparathyroidism, and pseudohypoparathyroidism

Hypercalcaemic and hypocalcaemic syndromes in children

Osteoporosis

Thyroid disease and osteoporosis

Paget's disease of bone

Rickets and osteomalacia (acquired and heritable forms) and skeletal dysplasias

Glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis

The adrenal gland and endocrine hypertension

Adrenal imaging

Adrenal surgery

Adrenal incidentaloma

Adrenocortical cancer

Phaeochromocytomas, paragangliomas, and neuroblastoma

Primary aldosteronism and other steriod-related causes of endocrine hypertension

Cushing's syndrome

Glucocorticoid resistance - the defect in glucocorticoid receptor

Addison's disease (adrenal insufficiency)

Familial glucocorticoid deficiency syndromes- the defect ACTH receptor

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Neuroendocrine tumours and genetic disorders

An appraisal of the past and perspectives for the future

Neuroendocrine tumour markers

Neuroendocrine (carcinoid) tumours and the carcinoid syndrome

Gastrinoma

Insulinomas and hypoglycaemia

Glucagonoma

VIPomas

Somatostatinomas

Imaging neuroendocrine tumours of the gastrointestinal tract

Mastocytosis

MEN

MEN

Von Hippel-Lindau disease and succinate dehydrogenase subunit (SDHB, SDHC and SDHD) genes

Neurofibromatosis

Carney's complex

Molecular and clinical characteristics of McCune Albrights syndrome

Cowden's syndrome

Growth and development during childhood

Normal growth and sexual development

Growth and sexual disorders in childhood

Female endocrinology and pregnancy

Female endocrinology and ovarian disorders

Pregancy-related disorders

Male endocrinology

Definitions and classifications of disorders

Normal male endocrinology

Evaluation of the male patient with suspected endocrinological disease

Male endocrinological disorders and male factor infertility

Exogenous factors and male reproductive health

Endocrinology of ageing and systemic disease

Ageing and the endocrine system

Endocrinology of systemic disease

Endocrinology of cancer

Secondary endocrine tumours, ectopic hormone syndromes, and effects of cancer treatment on endocrine function

Hormonal therapy for breast and prostatic cancers

Obesity, lipids and metabolic disorders

Epidemiology, aetiology, and management of obesity

Lipoprotein metabolism and related diseases

Other metabolic disorders

Diabetes mellitus

Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus

Aetiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus

Aetiolology and pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Management of diabetes mellitus

Microvascular complications

Macrovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus

The diabetic foot

Mental health in diabetes mellitus

Organisation of diabetes care

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