Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus (Two-Volume Set)

The first comprehensive textbook on endocrinology and diabetes mellitus! This book links the practice of clinical medicine and science of endocrinology by presenting a balanced and evidence-based account of various endocrinology problems. It provides insights into various types of common and not so common complexities of disease and its management. Diabetes is potentially preventable with lifestyle modifications and medication; similarly, numerous nutritional deficiency diseases are also preventable. The book looks closely at new developments about the endocrines and their dysfunctional states and explains how clinical intervention with appropriate tests and early diagnosis can prevent or delay the onset of disease. Table of contents VOLUME ONE PART 1: GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY SECTION 1: BASIC ENDOCRINOLOGY SECTION 2: ANTERIOR PITUITARY SECTION 3: HYPOTHALAMUS SECTION 4: POSTERIOR PITUITARY SECTION 5: NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY SECTION 6: PSYCHOENDOCRINOLOGY SECTION 7: THYROID GLAND SECTION 8: ADRENAL GLAND SECTION 9: PINEAL GLAND SECTION 10: GUT HORMONES SECTION 11: LIPIDS METABOLISM SECTION 12: OBESITY SECTION 13: MINERAL METABOLISM, OSTEOPOROSIS AND METABOLIC BONE DISEASE PART 2: REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY SECTION 14: DEVELOPMENT OF GONADS, SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION AND INTERSEX SECTION 15: REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY: MALE FACTORS SECTION 16: REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY: FEMALE FACTORS SECTION 17: ENDOCRINOLOGY OF FEMALE BREAST AND GESTATION VOLUME TWO PART 3: PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY SECTION 18: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SECTION 19: HYPO- AND HYPERTHYROIDISM IN CHILDREN SECTION 20: CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA (CAH) PART 4: IMAGING AND RADIO-DIAGNOSIS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY SECTION 21: IMAGING IN ENDOCRINOLOGY SECTION 22: MAMMOGRAPHY AND IMAGING PART 5: SPECIAL TOPICS SECTION 23: SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY PART 6: DIABETOLOGY SECTION 24: GLUCOSE METABOLISM AND HYPOGLYCAEMIA SECTION 25: DIABETES MELLITUS AND INSULIN RESISTANCE SECTION 26: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS SECTION 27: HYPERGLYCAEMIC EFFECTS ON OTHER BODY SYSTEMS SECTION 28: CHRONIC DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS SECTION 29: ACUTE METABOLIC COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES MELLITUS SECTION 30: SPECIAL TOPICS IN DIABETES MELLITUS APPENDICES Appendix 1: Diabetic Dietary Menus Appendix 2: Iodine Content of the Common Food Items and Drugs Appendix 3: Unitage Used in the Text and Patients Identification Bracelet Appendix 4: Hormones Normal Reference Values