Greenspan's basic & clinical endocrinology

Author(s)

• Gardner, David G.
• Shoback, Dolores M.

Bibliographic Information

Greenspan's basic & clinical endocrinology

edited by David G. Gardner, Dolores Shoback

（A Lange medical book）

McGraw-Hill Medical, c2007

8th ed

Other Title

Basic & clinical endocrinology

Note

Previous ed. (7th ed., c2004) title: Basic & clinical endocrinology

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Endocrinology's #1 single-source reference updated to reflect the latest diagnostic testing and important new approaches to medical managementA Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This book, one of the best endocrine textbooks, manages to be comprehensive but not overwhelming. Since various aspects of clinical endocrinology have changed in recent years, a new edition is certainly warranted. I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in endocrinology."--Doody's Review Service Basic & Clinical Endocrinology, 8e is a concise, single-source reference for the entire field of clinical endocrinology and the underlying basic science. Richly illustrated with 330 illustrations, this trusted guide is written by clinicians and researchers drawn largely from the University of California, San Francisco, one of the nation's most respected endocrine divisions.

Table of Contents

1.Introduction to Endocrinology2.Mechanisms of Hormone Action3.Endocrine Autoimmunity4.Evidence-Based Endocrinology & Clinical Epidemiology5.Hypothalamus & Pituitary Gland6.Posterior Pituitary (Neurohypophysis)7.Growth8.The Thyroid Gland9.Metabolic Bone Disease10.Glucocorticoids & Adrenal Androgens11.Endocrine Hypertension12.Adrenal Medulla & Paraganglia13.Testes14.Female Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility15.Disorders of Sexual Determination & Differentiation16.Puberty17.The Endocrinology of Pregnancy18.Pancreatic Hormones & Diabetes Mellitus19.Hypoglycemic Disorders20.Disorders of Lipoprotein Metabolism21.Obesity & Overweight22.Humoral Manifestations of Melignancy23.Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia24.Geriatric Endocrinology25.Endocrine Emergencies26.AIDS Endocrinopathies27.Endocrine SurgeryAppendix: Normal Hormone Reference Ranges

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Details

• NCID: BA82207773
• ISBN:
  • 9780071440110
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 1010 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 616.4
  • NLM : WK 102 B311
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Endocrinology
  • LCSH : Endocrine glands -- Diseases
  • MESH : Endocrinology
  • MESH : Endocrine Diseases
  • MESH : Endocrine Glands -- physiology
  • MESH : Hormones -- physiology
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA03674274