Ebook: Essential Endocrinology: A Primer for Nonspecialists
Author: C. R. Kannan M.D. (auth.)
- Tags: Diabetes, Internal Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine
- Year: 1986
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This work, Essential Endocrinology: A Primer for Nonspecialists, is written with dual purposes in mind: first, to provide a framework of basic endocrinology and diabetology to the medical student, and second, to provide a quick, con cise, and handy "guide" to the junior residents in their early years of training who wish to obtain a working knowledge about endocrine disorders that affect their patients. One of the outstanding advantages of being a teacher of en docrinology to students and junior residents is that it bestows a perspective from a unique vantage point. Books written for the junior members of our profession have suffered from extremes of caliber, ranging from excellence beyond their comprehension to insufferable mediocrity. Textbooks in en docrinology that are simple enough to cover the principles of that speciality and yet comprehensive enough without treading into controversial quicksand are few and far between. This book is aimed at filling that gap and is written with no other criterion than simplifying a complex subject matter. From this touchstone, the work has never really departed. A decade of experience as a teacher and physician in the field of endo crinologyhas impressed on me that the process of "simplification" rests on four basic principles: an understanding of endocrine concepts, the application of these concepts to the understanding of diseases, the transference of knowl edge to clinical situations, and the integration of the patient with the labo ratory, the ultimate testing ground where clinical diagnoses stand or fall.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
An Introduction to Endocrinology....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The Anatomy of the Pituitary Gland....Pages 13-15
Physiology....Pages 17-29
Testing Pituitary Function....Pages 31-41
Pituitary Hyperfunction....Pages 43-64
Pituitary Hypofunction....Pages 65-81
The Empty Sella Syndrome....Pages 83-86
Pituitary Tumors....Pages 87-90
The Neurohypophysis....Pages 91-96
Diabetes Insipidus....Pages 97-104
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion....Pages 105-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
The Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland....Pages 117-118
Physiology....Pages 119-121
Testing Thyroid Function....Pages 123-131
Thyroid Hyperfunction....Pages 133-150
Thyroid Hypofunction....Pages 151-160
The Thyroidites....Pages 161-170
Thyroid Nodules....Pages 171-178
Thyroid Cancer....Pages 179-185
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Anatomy of the Parathyroids....Pages 189-190
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Physiology....Pages 191-200
Hypercalcemia....Pages 201-206
Primary Hyperparathyroidism....Pages 207-214
Hypocalcemia....Pages 215-221
Hypoparathyroidism....Pages 223-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Anatomy of the Adrenal Glands....Pages 233-234
Physiology....Pages 235-238
Testing Adrenocortical Function....Pages 239-248
Hyperfunction of the Adrenal Cortex....Pages 249-263
Hypofunction of the Adrenals....Pages 265-272
Tumors of the Adrenal Glands....Pages 273-277
The Adrenal Medulla and Pheochromocytoma....Pages 279-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Anatomy of the Testes....Pages 289-290
Physiology of Testicular Function....Pages 291-295
Testing Testicular Function....Pages 297-301
Precocious Puberty in the Male....Pages 303-305
Testicular Hypofunction....Pages 307-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Anatomy of the Ovaries....Pages 325-325
Physiology of Ovarian Function....Pages 327-331
Testing Ovarian Function....Pages 333-338
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Precocious Puberty in the Female....Pages 339-343
Ovarian Failure....Pages 345-354
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Embryology of Sexual Differentiation....Pages 357-362
Syndromes of Disordered Sexual Differentiation....Pages 363-372
Front Matter....Pages 373-373
Physiology....Pages 375-379
The Definition, Classification, and Etiology of Diabetes....Pages 381-391
The Clinical Features of Diabetes....Pages 393-398
Diagnostic Studies in Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 399-406
Metabolic Decompensations in the Diabetic....Pages 407-423
Chronic Complications of Diabetes....Pages 425-448
The Treatment of Diabetes....Pages 449-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Islet Cell Tumors....Pages 475-504
Multiple Endocrine Adenomatosis....Pages 505-516
Carcinoid Tumors....Pages 517-523
Back Matter....Pages 525-532
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
An Introduction to Endocrinology....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The Anatomy of the Pituitary Gland....Pages 13-15
Physiology....Pages 17-29
Testing Pituitary Function....Pages 31-41
Pituitary Hyperfunction....Pages 43-64
Pituitary Hypofunction....Pages 65-81
The Empty Sella Syndrome....Pages 83-86
Pituitary Tumors....Pages 87-90
The Neurohypophysis....Pages 91-96
Diabetes Insipidus....Pages 97-104
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion....Pages 105-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
The Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland....Pages 117-118
Physiology....Pages 119-121
Testing Thyroid Function....Pages 123-131
Thyroid Hyperfunction....Pages 133-150
Thyroid Hypofunction....Pages 151-160
The Thyroidites....Pages 161-170
Thyroid Nodules....Pages 171-178
Thyroid Cancer....Pages 179-185
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Anatomy of the Parathyroids....Pages 189-190
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Physiology....Pages 191-200
Hypercalcemia....Pages 201-206
Primary Hyperparathyroidism....Pages 207-214
Hypocalcemia....Pages 215-221
Hypoparathyroidism....Pages 223-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Anatomy of the Adrenal Glands....Pages 233-234
Physiology....Pages 235-238
Testing Adrenocortical Function....Pages 239-248
Hyperfunction of the Adrenal Cortex....Pages 249-263
Hypofunction of the Adrenals....Pages 265-272
Tumors of the Adrenal Glands....Pages 273-277
The Adrenal Medulla and Pheochromocytoma....Pages 279-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Anatomy of the Testes....Pages 289-290
Physiology of Testicular Function....Pages 291-295
Testing Testicular Function....Pages 297-301
Precocious Puberty in the Male....Pages 303-305
Testicular Hypofunction....Pages 307-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Anatomy of the Ovaries....Pages 325-325
Physiology of Ovarian Function....Pages 327-331
Testing Ovarian Function....Pages 333-338
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Precocious Puberty in the Female....Pages 339-343
Ovarian Failure....Pages 345-354
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Embryology of Sexual Differentiation....Pages 357-362
Syndromes of Disordered Sexual Differentiation....Pages 363-372
Front Matter....Pages 373-373
Physiology....Pages 375-379
The Definition, Classification, and Etiology of Diabetes....Pages 381-391
The Clinical Features of Diabetes....Pages 393-398
Diagnostic Studies in Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 399-406
Metabolic Decompensations in the Diabetic....Pages 407-423
Chronic Complications of Diabetes....Pages 425-448
The Treatment of Diabetes....Pages 449-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Islet Cell Tumors....Pages 475-504
Multiple Endocrine Adenomatosis....Pages 505-516
Carcinoid Tumors....Pages 517-523
Back Matter....Pages 525-532
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