The Endocrine System at a Glance: (At A Glance S.)

Designed to provide the practicing GP with the information needed to deal with diabetic and other endocrine problems in the community, this book provides a scheme for assessment of patients with common endocrine conditions and explanation of common symptoms and signs. It covers several major clinical endocrine health topics.

Discusses parathyroid function, hormone regulation and disease states.

Growth hormone secretagogues (GHS) administered alone or in combination with growth hormone releasing hexapeptides, are effective probes for the diagnosis of GH deficiency in both children and adults. This volume deals with various aspects of GHS that are relevant to the field.

Written by nearly 60 of the world's investigators in this field, this reference furnishes presentations on the basic science and clinical aspects of cilia, mucus, and mucociliary interactions. Containing bibliographic citations, tables, equations, drawings, and photographs, this guide is a reading for physiologists, pulmonologists and others.

Skin lesions are often the first sign for an endocrine disease. Their description is thus of relevance for early diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disease for specialists in endocrinology as well as in dermatology. This book describes the clinical and histological features of skin lesions observed in endocrine diseases.

The islets of Langerhans, the primary source of hormone production in the pancreas, have been the focus of research into the nature of diabetes for decades.

Focusing on day-to-day management issues, this handbook provides endocrinology trainees and consultants in practice with practical information and clinical knowledge. Investigations are combined with the most current therapeutic approaches.

Edited by Ian D Hay, BSc, MB, PhD, FACE, FACP, FRCP, FRCPI (Hon) Professor of Medicine and Dr RF Emslander Professor of Endocrinology Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and Consultant in Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

One of a series of pocketbooks which provide easily assimilable material on common areas of medicine. This is the second edition of a book that deals with hormone replacement therapy.