Full Description
The thoroughly updated Endocrine Secrets, 6th Edition continues the tradition of the highly popular Secrets Series (R), offering fast answers to the most essential clinical endocrinology questions. A user-friendly Q&A format, replete with valuable pearls, tips, and memory aids, helps you to learn and study efficiently. It all adds up to a perfect concise board review or handy clinical endocrinology resource.Expedite your reference and review with a question-and-answer format that's conversational and easy to read.Zero in on key information with bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from prominent endocrinologists, and "Key Points" boxes that provide a concise overview of important board-relevant content.Quickly review essential material with a chapter containing the "Top 100 Secrets" in endocrinology.Take your Secrets anywhere thanks to a convenient, pocket-sized design!Remain at the forefront of medical endocrinology with updates on new techniques and technologies, as well as changing treatment options and drug information.Equip yourself for effective practice with coverage of the most current developments in obesity management, weight loss drugs, and bariatric surgery; the newest guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; and much more.Make use of practical tips on intensive insulin therapy, and apply evidence-based techniques to achieve appropriate glucose control in hospitalized patients and effectively manage thyroid cancer.Access the latest research concerning the benefits and risks of the wide range of osteoporosis therapies.
Contents
Section 11. Diabetes MellitusMarissa Grotzke Robert E. Jones2. Acute and Chronic Complications of DiabetesRobert E. Jones, Marissa Grotzke3. Intensive Insulin TherapyJennifer Trujillo4. Inpatient Management of Diabetes and HyperglycemiaStacey Seggelke, Boris Draznin5. Diabetes in PregnancyLinda A. Barbour6. Lipid DisordersEmily Schroeder and Michael McDermott 7. ObesityElizabeth A. Thomas, Daniel BessesenSection 2: Bone and Mineral Disorders8. OsteoporosisMichael McDermott9. Glucocorticoid -Induced OsteoporosisMichael McDermott10. Measurement of Bone MassWilliam E. Duncan11. Osteomalacia, Rickets, and Vitamin D Insufficiency William E. Duncan12. Paget's Disease of BoneWilliam E. Duncan13. HypercalcemiaLeonard R. Sanders, MD, FACP14. HyperparathyroidismLeonard R. Sanders, MD, FACP15. Hypercalcemia of MalignancyMichael McDermott16. HypocalcemiaReed S. Christensen, Kimberly Zibert17. NephrolithiasisLeonard R. Sanders, MD, FACPSection 3: Pituitary and Hypothalamic Disorders18. Pituitary InsufficiencyJohn J. Orrego19. Nonfunctioning Pituitary TumorsMichael McDermott20. Prolactin Secreting Pituitary TumorsVirginia Sarapura21. Growth Hormone Secreting Pituitary TumorsMary Samuels22. Glycoprotein Secreting Pituitary TumorsRobert Smallridge, Shon Meek and Ana Chindris 23. Cushing's SyndromeMary Samuels24. Water MetabolismLeonard R. Sanders, MD, FACP25. Disorders of GrowthPhil Zeitler 26. Growth Hormone Use and AbuseHomer Lemar Jr., Vanya D. Wagler, Samir J. PatelSection 4: Adrenal Disorders27. Primary AldosteronismArnold A. Asp28. PheochromocytomaArnold A. Asp29. Adrenal MalignanciesMichael McDermott30. Adrenal InsufficiencyEmily Schroeder and Cecilia C. Low Wang 31. Congenital Adrenal HyperplasiaJason Daily, Robert VigerskySection 5: Thyroid Disorders32. Thyroid TestingMichael McDermott33. HyperthyroidismThanh D. Hoang Henry B. Burch34. HypothyroidismKatherine Weber and Bryan R. Haugen35. ThyroiditisRobert Smallridge, Shon Meek and Ana Chindris 36. Thyroid Nodules and GoiterWilliam Georgitis37. Thyroid CancerJoshua Klopper38. Thyroid EmergenciesMichael McDermott39. Euthyroid Sick SyndromeMichael McDermott40. Thyroid Disease in PregnancyBeret Casey41. Psychiatric Disorders and Thyroid DiseaseJames Hennessey, Alexandra L. Migdal, M.D. Section 6: Reporductive Endocrinology42. Disorders of Sexual DifferentiationRobert Slover, Anil Piya43. Disorders of PubertySharon H. Travers and Scott A. Clements 44. Male HypogonadismSky Graybill and Robert Vigersky, 45. ImpotenceRobert Vigersky, Peter McIntyre46. GynecomastiaMicol Rothman, Mark Bridentsine and Brenda Bell47. AmenorrheaMicol Rothman, Margaret Wierman48. Hirsutism and VirilizationTamis M. Bright49. MenopauseWesley Nuffer50. Use and Abuse of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Androgen Precursors Homer Lemar Jr, . Amy A. Yau, Ryan M. Decort, Stephanie B. NgSection 7: Miscellaneous Topics51. Multiple Endocrine NeoplasiaArnold A. Asp52. Autoimmune Polyendocrine SyndromesArnold A. Asp53. Pancreatic Endocrine TumorsMichael McDermott54. Carcinoid SyndromeMichael McDermott55. Cutaneous Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus and Thyroid DiseaseJames E. Fitzpatrick and Gary Goldenberg 56. Aging and EndocrinologyHeather Brooks, Sandra Indacochea Sobel, Robert S. Schwartz, M.D. and Wendy M. Kohrt, Ph.D.57. Endocrine SurgeryChristopher Raeburn, Jonathan Schoen, M.D and Robert C. McIntyre, Jr.58. Endocrinology in the Managed Care EnvironmentElliot G. Levy 59. Sleep and EndocrinologyRoger Piepenbrink and William C. Frey60. Endocrine Case StudiesMichael McDermott61. Famous People with Endocrine DisordersPratima Kumar, Kenneth J. Simcic and Michael T. McDermott62. Intresting Endocrine Facts and FiguresMichael McDermott
