Bibliograph

Manual of endocrinology and metabolism, editor, Norman Lavin

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Label

Manual of endocrinology and metabolism, editor, Norman Lavin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Manual of endocrinology and metabolism

Nature of contents

bibliographyhandbooks

Oclc number

246896113

Responsibility statement

editor, Norman Lavin

Series statement

Spiral manual

Summary

Now in its Fourth Edition, this Spiral Manual presents clinical information and protocols in outline format for evaluation and treatment of most endocrine disorders in children, adolescents, and adults. This thoroughly updated edition includes an introduction to risk assessment and screening and results of recent clinical trials and their implications for treatment and prevention. Also included are summaries of recent guidelines from the Endocrine Society and the American Academy of Clinical Endocrinology for prevention and management of many endocrine disorders including diabetes, growth hormone deficiency, dysmetabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, and obesity. New chapters focus on comorbidities of Type II diabetes mellitus in children and use of growth hormone in adult

Table Of Contents

I. Basic Science of Clinical Endocrinology -- II. Hypothalmic-Pituitary Dysfunction -- III. Adrenal Disorders -- IV. Disorders of the Reproductive System -- V. Mineral Disorders -- VI. Thyroid Disorders -- VII. Metabolic Disorders -- VIII. Inborn Errors of Metabolism -- IX. Diabetes Mellitus -- X. Special Topics in Clinical Endocrinology

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