The Bart's endocrine protocols

Author(s)

    • Trainer, Peter J.
    • St. Bartholomew's Hospital (London, England). Department of Endocrinology

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The Bart's endocrine protocols

compiled by Peter J. Trainer, Michael Besser

Churchill Livingstone, 1995

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Note

"These protocols have been developed over many years by successive generations of colleagues in the department." -- t. p

Includes index

Includes endocrine normal ranges chart folded and loosely inserted

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This practical guide will provide the clinician (rather than the laboratory based person) with an accessible guide to the selection, performance and meaning of tests of endocrine function. Precise protocols are required in order that these tests can be performed safely and reliably.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 INVESTIGATION PROTOCOLS: Assessment of Anterior Pituitary Reserve. Assessment of Posterior Pituitary Reserve. Other Common Tests SECTION 2 MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS: Hormone Replacement Therapy. Pituitary Tumours. Acromegaly. Cushing's Syndrome. Addison's Disease. Thyroid Disease. Calcium Disorders. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Endocrine Hypertension and Related Disorders. Hyponatraemia. Chemotherapy for Disseminated Neuroendocrine Tumours. Impotence SECTION 3 APPENDICES: Patient Instruction Sheets and Consent Forms. Growth and Development. Inpatient Investigation Protocol and Data Sheets. Endocrine Normal Ranges. Unitage Index

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