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9780077095208

Endocrinology and Metabolism

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    9780077095208

  • ISBN10:

    0077095200

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-12-01
  • Publisher: MCG
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Summary

To guide identifying and treating common endocrine disorders, McGraw-Hill introduces Endocrinology and Metabolism. This clinically oriented, user friendly text thoroughly covers the pathophysiology of endocrine diseases, focusing on clinical manifestations and patient management. In Endocrinology and Metabolism, experts from Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia show how to solve the patient care problems encountered in everyday.

Table of Contents

Contributors ix
Foreword xvii
Preface xix
SECTION 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Introduction to the endocrine system
3(10)
Alan P. Farwell
Lewis E. Braverman
Mechanisms of hormone secretion, action, and response
13(26)
Riccardo Vigneri
Antonino Belfiore
Molecular biology in endocrinology and metabolism
39(14)
Marc J. Abramowicz
Gilbert Vassart
SECTION 2 NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
Neuroendocrinology
53(14)
Andrew Levy
Stafford Lightman
Anatomy and physiology of the pituitary gland
67(6)
David Lowe
Clinical aspects of the anterior pituitary gland
73(26)
Giovanni Faglia
The posterior pituitary and its diseases
99(18)
Johannes Hensen
Michael Buchfelder
Disorders of growth
117(8)
Peter Hindmarsh
Disorders of pubertal development
125(14)
Pierre C. Sizonenko
SECTION 3 THE THYROID GLAND
Functional anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology
139(12)
Wilmar M. Wiersinga
Diagnostic procedures
151(10)
Albert G. Burger
Hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis
161(12)
Luigi Bartalena
Paolo Vitti
Color Atlas
Hypothyroidism
173(8)
John H. Lazarus
Nontoxic goiter
181(8)
Gianfranco Fenzi
Paolo E. Macchia
Thyroiditis
189(10)
Luca Chiovato
Enio Martino
Thyroid cancer
199(10)
Furio Pacini
Martin J. Schlumberger
Thyroid function in nonthyroidal illness
209(8)
Elio Roti
Roberta Minelli
Mario Salvi
SECTION 4 CALCIUM AND BONE METABOLISM
Calcium and bone metabolism: basic concepts
217(4)
Jan A. Fischer
Primary hyperparathyroidism
221(10)
Jeffrey O'Riordan
Malignancy-associated hypercalcemia
231(8)
Horacio Plotkin
Andrew F. Stewart
Hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathyroidism
239(8)
Geoffrey N. Hendy
David Goltzman
Rickets and osteomalacia
247(8)
Francis H. Glorieux
Miscellaneous bone diseases
255(12)
Socrates E. Papapoulos
Ectopic calcification and ossification
267(4)
Socrates E. Papapoulos
Osteoporosis
271(14)
Elaine Dennison
Cyrus Cooper
SECTION 5 THE ADRENAL GLANDS
The adrenal cortex: basic concepts and diagnostic procedures
285(12)
Andre Lacroix
Annie Clavier
Adrenocortical insufficiency
297(8)
Pierre Thomopoulos
Biosynthetic disorders: congenital adrenal hyperplasia
305(6)
Maria I. New
Cushing's syndrome
311(12)
Xavier Bertagna
Jean-Pierre Luton
The incidentally discovered adrenal mass
323(6)
Jean-Pierre Luton
Helen Mosnier-Pudar
Glucocorticoid therapy
329(8)
T. Joseph McKenna
The adrenal medulla: basic concepts
337(4)
Emmanuel L. Bravo
Diagnosis and management of pheochromocytoma
341(8)
Emmanuel L. Bravo
SECTION 6 ENDOCRINOLOGY OF HYPERTENSION
The endocrinology of hypertension:basic concepts and diagnostic procedures
349(6)
Franco Mantero
Renin-angiotensin II-related hypertension
355(6)
Pierre-Francois Plouin
Pierre Corvol
Mineralocorticoid-related hypertension
361(10)
Michel B. Vallotton
Hypertension related to other diseases
371(6)
Franco Mantero
SECTION 7 MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Physiology of sex determination and differentiation
377(18)
Alessandra De Bellis
Mario Serio
Testicular physiology
395(4)
Mario Serio
Mario Maggi
Male hypogonadism
399(14)
Stephen J. Winters
Male infertility
413(14)
Giovanni Forti
Reproductive function in elderly men
427(8)
Jean-Marc Kaufman
Alex Vermeulen
SECTION 8 FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Basic concepts of the female reproductive system
435(30)
Cornelis B. Lambalk
Henriette A. Delemarre-van de Waal
Jock K. Findlay
Peter Kenemans
Precocious puberty
465(4)
Henriette A. Delemarre-van de Waal
Primary amenorrhea
469(12)
Winfried G. Rossmanith
Secondary amenorrhea
481(22)
Bart C.J.M. Fauser
Joop Schoemaker
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, luteal phase defect
503(6)
Beverley Vollenhoven
Henry Burger
Female infertility
509(14)
Michael G.R. Hull
Complaints and diseases of the climacteric and postmenopausal period
523(10)
Peter Kenemans
Assisted reproduction
533(14)
Grigoris Grimbizis
Paul P. Devroey
Endocrinology of pregnancy
547(12)
Felice Petraglia
Contraception
559(10)
Douwe J. Hemrika
SECTION 9 HIRSUTISM
Hirsutism
569(6)
Joop Schoemaker
SECTION 10 ENDOCRINOLOGY OF AGING
Endocrinology of aging
575(8)
Clark T. Sawin
SECTION 11 DIABETES MELLITUS AND METABOLIC DISORDERS
Diabetes mellitus: diagnosis, classification, epidemiology and metabolic disturbances
583(10)
Leif Groop
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
593(14)
Flemming Pociot
Allan E. Karlsen
Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen
Carl-David Agardh
Kristian F. Hanssen
Type 2 diabetes mellitus: pathogenesis and treatment
607(8)
Leif Groop
Acute metabolic complications in diabetes mellitus
615(4)
Kristian F. Hanssen
Late diabetic complications
619(26)
Elisabet Agardh
Allan Kofoed-Enevoldsen
Goran Sundkvist
Jan M. Apelqvist
Markku Laakso
Diabetes and pregnancy
645(6)
Kerstin E. Berntorp
Anders H. Frid
Organization of diabetes care
651(4)
Carl-David Agardh
Hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes mellitus
655(8)
Geremia B. Bolli
Obesity and metabolic syndrome
663(10)
Peter Arner
SECTION 12 LIPID DISORDERS
Lipid disorders in diabetes
673(14)
Marja-Riitta Taskinen
SECTION 13 DIFFUSE HORMONE SYSTEMS
Gastrointestinal hormones
687(12)
Bo Ahren
Prostaglandins and other eicosanoids
699(6)
Bianca Rocca
Carlo Patrono
Endocrine kidney, endocrine lung, endocrine heart
705(6)
Giuseppe Opocher
Franco Mantero
SECTION 14 HORMONES AND CANCER
Hormones and cancer
711(16)
Angelo Raffaele Bianco
Roberto Bianco
Fernand Labrie
Carcinoid tumors
727(10)
Aaron l. Vinik
Paraneoplastic endocrine syndromes
737(18)
Stefano Mariotti
Leonardo Sammartano
SECTION 15 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
Multiple endocrine neoplasia
755(12)
Robert F. Gagel
Douglas B. Evans
Jeffrey E. Lee
Endocrine immunology
767(10)
Anthony P. Weetman
Hormones and athletic performance
777(8)
Egil Haug
Kaare l. Birkeland
Endocrinology in AIDS
785
Guido Norbiato
APPENDIXES
Appendix 1 Clinical trials
795
Silvano G. Cella
Eugenio E. Muller
Appendix 2 Reference values in endocrinology
805
Roberto Rocchi
Luca Chiovato
Luigi Bartalena
Index I-1

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