Full Description
According to the United Nations, the number of people aged 60 years or over in the world is projected to be 1.4 billion in 2030 and 2.1 billion in 2050. Endocrinologists and other clinicians face the challenge of caring for the elderly. To do so, they need to incorporate geriatric principles into their clinical practice. Endocrinology of Aging: Clinical Aspects in Diagrams and Images presents chapters in a way that allows the reader to incorporate concepts and main facts of complex subjects in a visual way. As the global population becomes older, the need for a deeper understanding of geriatric pathology increases, and with it, the access to educational resources for the endocrinology and metabolism of aging.
Contents
1. Basic principles of aging with endocrine and nutritional implications. Aging and endocrine system
2. Physiology and hypothalamic-pituitary diseases in the elderly
3. Physiology and diseases of the parathyroid glands in the elderly
4. Vitamin D and calcium deficiency in the elderly
5. Senile and postmenopausal osteoporosis. Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment
6. Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: Morphological and physiological changes. Hypothyroidism. Hyperthyroidism
7. Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: Thyroid nodules. Simple goiter
8. Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: Thyroid Cancer
9. Physiology and diseases of the adrenal glands in the elderly
10. Male hypogonadism in advance age: Physiology, etiology and diagnosis. Functional hypogonadism in the elderly
11. Male hypogonadism in advanced age: Therapeutic considerations. Gynecomastia in advanced age. Benign hypertrophy and prostatic cancer: Endocrinological aspects of development and treatment
12. Menopause as a manifestation of aging
13. Endocrine surgery in elderly patients
14. Metabolic and body composition changes with age
15. Obesity as accelerator of aging and functional decline: Epidemiology, causes, adverse effects, evaluation and treatment in the elderly
16. Relationships between frailty, sarcopenia and the endocrine-metabolic changes of advanced age
17. Diabetes mellitus in the elderly. Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome. Hyponatremia and dehidration
18. Diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 as a risk factor of aging
19. Dyslipidemia in the elderly
20. Assessment of nutritional status in the elderly. Causes and management of malnutrition in the elderly
