Endocrinology

Nearly half of the world's adult population is either clinically obese or overweight.

Urolithiasis, or stone disease occurs in 7% of women and 12% of men at some point, and these statistics are rising.

Iron is indispensable for the growth, development and well-being of almost all living organisms.

Diabetic Foot: Prevention and Treatment first proposes a noninvasive screening method for diabetes based on the thermoregulation of the peroneal vessel.

In this concise, gold-standard 4th edition book, the volume editors and authors synthesize the prior three editions and provide a comprehensive and expanded review on the latest in the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules, as well as an update on parathyroid disease and non-endocrine lesions of the neck.

Biological sex and gender have a tremendous impact on the efficacy and safety of pharmacological interventions in virtually every disease state.

Difficult Diabetes is intended for diabetologists and endocrinologists who want to keep abreast of the developments in this fast-changing world.

The main focus of this book is on brown adipose tissue and its metabolic function.

Incidentally discovered thyroid nodules and palpable neck masses present a common clinical problem.

Fundamentals of Brain and Behavior provides an accessible introduction to the study of human neuroscience.

Understanding the influence and interaction between physical activity and the endocrine system are of paramount importance in dealing with a multitude of health problems.

The book is divided into three parts.

Diabetes is a chronic disease involving self-management by the patients.

Recent research in diabetes has proven Type 1 diabetes is no longer only a juvenile disease.

This book provides a comprehensive review of current knowledge on the pathophysiology, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic strategies for salivary gland disorders.

The Forensic Aspects of Hypoglycaemia succinctly covers the medicolegal considerations of hypoglycaemia in a variety of scenarios including driving fatalities, petty crime, homicide and suicide.

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Currently, there are a limited amount of guidelines to help clinicians manage patients with obesity and comorbid mental disorders.

Meet Debbie - a young girl with diabetes type 1.

The third edition of The Parathyroids, led by a new stellar editorial team, has been thoroughly updated to reflect the considerable advances in just about every aspect of PTH biology over the past decade.

The book explores both the clinical presentation of serious diabetic emergencies (like ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar coma, and severe hyper and hypoglycemia) that consultants and hospital staff encounter in practice and the best methods of both managing the emergencies and also administering follow-up guidance/care.

Goodman's Basic Medical Endocrinology, Fifth Edition, has been student tested and approved for decades.

Durch die Ausweitung des Tauchsports über alle Altersgrenzen hinaus, im Behinderten- und Rehabilitationssport, hat die Tauchtauglichkeitsuntersuchung große Bedeutung gewonnen.

Hormones—such as estrogens, testosterone, thyroid hormones, and growth hormone—are essential for metabolic homeostasis in all cells.

Contraceptives have always provided ground for controversy.

A practical, clinically focused guide to diagnosis and management, comprehensively covering the latest developments and giving a global perspective.

Sirtuin Biology in Cancer and Metabolic Disease: Cellular Pathways for Clinical Discovery offers a compelling and thought-provoking perspective for the examination of the intriguing biology of sirtuins that ties cancer and metabolic disease together and provides a critical platform for the development of sirtuin-based novel therapeutic strategies to effectively treat cancer and metabolic disorders with precision in order to minimize any potentially detrimental clinical outcomes.

This volume provides comprehensive coverage of the current knowledge of the physiology of the endocrine system and hormone synthesis and release, transport, and action at the molecular and cellular levels.

Celebrating more than twenty years as the single best source in the field, this Fifth Edition has now expanded into two cornerstone volumes with 53 fully inclusive chapters and 73 renowned contributors that comprehensively address every topic and trend relevant to the identification, diagnosis, and management of endocrine and endocrine-related diso

Medical emergencies due to disorders of the endocrine system represent a unique category of clinical care.

This unique book is a comprehensive guide for healthcare providers who treat patients with complex medical conditions but lack the resources to address fertility and sexuality concerns and help patients navigate their fertility decision-making process.

The book comprehensively discusses the surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid diseases.

This comprehensive teaching atlas covers virtually all pancreatic anatomy (including variants) and diseases in a pattern-based radiologic approach.

This is the first book to document comprehensively the 'state of the art' in the lifecourse epidemiology of osteoporosis.

Insulin pump therapy is now a well-established option for treating diabetes.

This book is a practical clinical guide to the correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment of hyperandrogenism, an extremely common endocrine disease that can affect women from adolescence to menopause.

This compact yet complete guide to the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine and metabolic disorders combines the advantages of a short text book with those of an atlas, and provides thorough discussion of each disease supported by a wealth of images.

This book aims to equip readers with a better understanding of neuroendocrine tumors of the abdomen and explains how to manage them optimally by making use of novel therapeutic options that represent major advances on previous treatments.

Currently, available information on pediatric and adolescent diabetes is limited to chapters in larger books covering the broader topic of pediatric endocrinology, and these do not have the space to delve into specific topics.

Principles and Practice of Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation provides methods and techniques of ovarian tissue harvesting and cryopreservation, including instructional videos.

Utilizing the most current evidence, this practical book is the first publication of its kind to focus exclusively on the clinical and laboratory evaluation and therapy of thyroid nodules, including advances in evaluation and controversies in management.

Unlike other areas of medicine where statistics are meticulously kept by governments and global organizations, there are no accurate data to describe the number of the world's inhabitants who are overweight, obese, or morbidly obese.

The number of elderly patients with diabetes is increasing at a significant rate.

Diabetes care guidelines, protocols, and facts for all healthy care professionals to apply at the point of care for type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes; compiled by hospital-based diabetes care experts.

This unique, comprehensive text on the male factor infertility experience centers on the current background, applications and techniques for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), one of the more commonly utilized procedures in modern assisted reproduction for male infertility, offering insights into the rationale and indications for ICSI and providing an up-to-date discussion on male factor diagnostic tests and microsurgical techniques for ICSI itself.

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a combination of medical disorders that, when occurring together, increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

The Third Advanced Seminar in Neurosurgical Research was held in the Palazzo Pisani Moretta, Venice, Italy from 30th April to 1st May, 1987 and was devoted to "e;Neuroendocrinological Aspects of Neurosurgery"e;.