Endocrinology Books

Helping you to control and prevent diabetes, this programme of diet and exercise is based on clinical experience. It outlines the basis of diabetes, the effects of the disease and the complications that can arise; describes the medical reasons why a person is overweight; and includes case studies where lifestyle changes produced dramatic results.

The right diet is the foundation of successful management of diabetes. This revised edition contains over 200 recipes, designed to match the nutritive needs of diabetes. It also offers advice on using carbohydrates to maintain steady glucose levels and dealing with any emergencies.

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.

* Produced in partnership with the American College of Clinical Endocrinologists, the new Diabetes Clinical Reference is a point of care reference that includes an overview of diabetes (including comorbidities/complications) * Written by the AACE Guidelines committee chair Dr.

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.

The text is divided into 17 chapters dealing with the profile and diagnosis of diabetes, followed by a description and examples of the shared care concept in practice. Key issues including patient education, management of insulin dependent patients and non-insulin dependent patients.

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.

Reveals how science and medicine have traditionally tried to make diabetes simple and orderly, despite its obvious messiness and complexity. This work provides a fresh approach to understanding and managing diabetes that embraces its uncertainties and challenges.

Diabetes affects an estimated 20 million people in the United States, with many people remaining unaware that they suffer from the disease. While the number of diabetics continues to rise, the number of caregivers who specialize in diabetes treatment does not. In Educating Your Patient with Diabetes, Katie Weinger and Catherine Carver assemble commentary from a panel of leading diabetes ...

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.

Opening with a chapter on the historical aspects of diabetes and endocrinology, this book goes on to offer scientific advances in the field, relating them directly to changes in clinical practice. The emphasis throughout is on clinical aspects, with basic science being included where relevant.

A guide to diabetes therapeutics. Focusing on the diabetes drug class, it covers key related comorbid areas with coverage of treating hypertension and hyperlipidemia in patients with diabetes.