Synopses & Reviews
Established as the foremost text in the field, Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Third Edition. This practical, clinically relevant, and comprehensive text covers the entire field of endocrinology and metabolism, including the diffuse endocrine system; morphology and physiology; diagnosis and treatment of endocrine diseases; endocrinology of the female; hormones and cancer; and much more. The Third Edition contains new chapters reflecting the latest advances and features expanded coverage of genetics and the endocrinology of sepsis.More than 1,400 illustrations complement the text. A drug formulary appears at the back of the book.
Table of Contents
PART I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
PART II: THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN AND PITUITARY GLAND
- Adenohypophysis
- Neurohypophysial System
PART III: THE THYROID GLAND
PART IV: CALCIUM AND BONE METABOLISM
PART V: THE ADRENAL GLANDS
PART VI: SEX DETERMINATION AND DEVELOPMENT
PART VII: ENDOCRINOLOGY OF THE FEMALE
PART VIII: ENDOCRINOLOGY OF THE MALE
PART IX: DISORDERS OF FUEL METABOLISM
- Food and Energy
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypoglycemia
- Lipid metabolism
PART X: DIFFUSE HORMONAL SECRETION
PART XI: HERITABLE ABNORMALITIES OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
PART XII: IMMUNOLOGIC BASIS OF ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
PART XIII: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN THE GROWING CHILD AND IN THE AGED
PART XIV: INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HORMONES AND THE BODY
PART XV: HORMONES AND CANCER
PART XVI: ENDOCRINOLOGY OF CRITICAL ILLNESS
PART XVII: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC EFFECTS OF TOXIC AGENTS