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1 online resource |
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The how it works series |
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How it works (Malden, Mass.)
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| Contents |
Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- How to Use this Book -- Lecture 1: An Overview -- FUNCTION OF HORMONES -- COMPOSITION OF HORMONES -- HOW HORMONES WORK -- HORMONAL REGULATION -- INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE ENDOCRINE AND IMMUNE SYSTEMS -- HORMONE MEASUREMENTS -- NOMENCLATURE OF ENDOCRINE DISORDERS -- HYPOFUNCTION -- TREATMENT OF HORMONE DEFICIENCY -- ENDOCRINE EXCESS SYNDROMES -- IMAGING TESTS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY -- GENETIC TESTING IN ENDOCRINOLOGY -- EPILOGUE -- Lecture 2: Pituitary and Hypothalamus -- PITUITARY AND HYPOTHALAMUS -- GROWTH HORMONE -- PROLACTIN -- PITUTARY TUMORS -- HYPOPITUITARISM -- POSTERIOR PITUITARY -- Lecture 3: The Thyroid -- THE THYROID -- THYROID HORMONES -- EFFECTS OF THYROID HORMONE -- THYROID REGULATION -- HYPOTHYROIDISM -- HYPERTHYROIDISM AND THYROTOXICOSIS -- THYROID NODULES -- DIFFERENTIATED (EPITHELIAL) THYROID CARCINOMA -- MEDULLARY AND ANAPLASTIC THYROID CARCINOMA -- Lecture 4: Adrenal Gland -- THE ADRENAL GLANDS -- ADRENAL MEDULLA -- INCIDENTAL ADRENAL TUMORS -- Lecture 5: Glucose Metabolism -- GLUCOSE METABOLISM -- OBESITY -- HYPOGLYCEMIA -- Lecture 6: Calcium Metabolism -- TRANSPORT AND REGULATION OF CALCIUM -- HYPERCALCEMIA -- HYPOCALCEMIA -- BONE -- VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY -- Lecture 7: Reproductive Endocrinology -- AN INTRODUCTION TO REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY -- REGULATION OF TESTICULAR FUNCTION -- OVARIAN CYCLE REGULATION -- GONADAL DIFFERENTIATION -- EFFECTS OF SEX STEROIDS -- Lecture 8: Lipid Disorders -- LIPIDS -- LIPOPROTEINS -- HOW THE BODY OBTAINS LIPIDS -- PRIMARY VERSUS SECONDARY DYSLIPIDEMIAS -- PHYSICAL FINDINGS IN HYPERLIPIDEMIA -- CONSEQUENCES OF HYPERLIPIDEMIA -- THERAPY OF HYPERLIPIDEMIA -- Lecture 9: Disorders of Multiple Endocrine Glands and Paraneoplastic Syndromes -- POLYENDOCRINE SYNDROMES -- PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES |
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Appendix: Clinical Trials, Evidence-Based Medicine, and Reading the Literature -- SENSITIVITY, SPECIFICITY, AND PRETEST PROBABILITY -- PRACTICAL EXAMPLES: NUMBER NEEDED TO TREAT (NNT) -- Glossary -- Index -- End User License Agreement |
| Summary |
"How the Endocrine System Works is not another standard introduction to endocrinology, but an innovative and fun way to learn about the importance of the key glands in the human body and the hormones they control. It is explained in 9 easy-to-understand lectures, with additional material on the treatment and management of endocrine disorders. How the Endocrine System Works: - Is designed for those in need of a concise introduction to this fascinating area of medicine - Has been rigorously updated to reflect today's endocrinology teaching - Includes more focus on the treatment and management of endocrine disorders - Features more on evidence-based medicine, obesity, epidemiology, and biostatistics - Includes summaries of key research which affects diagnostic criteria - Includes brand new case-based review questions at the end of each chapter - Features full-color diagrams throughout How the Endocrine System Works is the perfect introduction for all medical students, as well as for students of bioscience, and other healthcare disciplines"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements How to Use This Book Lecture 1. An Overview Lecture 2. Pituitary and Hypothalamus Lecture 3. The Thyroid Lecture 4. Adrenal Gland Lecture 5. Glucose Metabolism Lecture 6. Calcium Metabolism Lecture 7. Reproductive Endocrinology Lecture 8. Lipid Disorders Lecture 9. Disorders of Multiple Endocrine Glands and Paraneoplastic Syndromes Appendix: Clinical trials, evidence-based medicine, and reading the literature Glossary Index |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
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Endocrine glands -- Physiology
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Endocrine glands -- Diseases.
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Hormones -- Physiological effect
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Endocrine System -- physiology
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Endocrine System Diseases
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MEDICAL -- Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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Endocrine glands -- Diseases
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Endocrine glands -- Physiology
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Hormones -- Physiological effect
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2015042778 |
| ISBN |
9781118931462 |
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1118931467 |
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9781118931479 |
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1118931475 |
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