Diseases Of The Endocrine System Lectures From Endocrinology
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Diseases Of The Endocrine System Lectures From Endocrinology
Diseases Of The Endocrine System Lectures From Endocrinology
This
book exlains the following topics: Endocrine diseases, The sites of the
principal endocrine glands, Diseases of the hypothalamus – pituitary system,
Diseases of the pituitary, Hormone resistance, Thyroid disease, Hypothyroidism,
Myxoedema coma, Simple goitre, Thyroiditis,Parathyroid gland diseases.
This book
aims to provide readers with a general as well as an advanced overview of the
key trends in endocrine disorders. While covering a variety of topics ranging
from thyroid carcinogenesis and pituitary adenomas to adrenal tumors and
metabolic bone disease, this book also focuses on more specific issues not yet
fully elucidated.
Endocrinology has been written to meet the requirements of today's
trainee doctors and the demands of an increasing number of degree courses in
health and biomedical sciences, and allied subjects. It is a truly integrated
text using large numbers of real clinical cases to introduce the basic
biochemistry, physiology and pathophysiology underlying endocrine disorders and
also the principles of clinical diagnosis and treatment.
Obesity and type 2 diabetes
are increasing worldwide problems. In this book we reviewed factors that
contribute to glucose homeostasis and the pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes. In
addition the book addresses current strategies for treatment of Type 2
Diabetes.
This book covers the following topics: Hypothyroidism, Fertility and
Pregnancy, Congenital Hypothyroidism, Growth in Children with Thyroid
Dysfunction, Hypothyroidism in Children, Non-Thyroidal Illness: Physiopathology
and Clinical Implications, The Role of Ultrasound in the Differential Diagnosis
of Hypothyroidism.
This note explains the following
details about Endocrine Myopathies: Signs and symptoms, hustory, Differential
Diagnoses, treatment, medication and management.