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Main description:
Endocrine Emergencies: Recognition and Treatment offers a state-of-the-art update on the management of endocrine, diabetic, and metabolic emergencies. Developed by renowned experts, this comprehensive and easy to read title brings the field fully up to date, setting a high standard for diagnosis and treatment in each category.  All chapters begin with a summary that presents, in concentrated form, what the physician needs to know to begin the evaluation and emergency treatment of the known endocrine emergencies. This is followed by an extended discussion of the pathophysiology that can be read after initial treatment has begun. Covering such areas as hypoglycemia, acute adrenal insufficiency, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, thyroid storm, and pituitary apoplexy, just to name several, Endocrine Emergencies: Recognition and Treatment is an invaluable, practical resource that will be of great interest to endocrinologists, internal medicine and emergency room physicians, fellows and residents.
Feature:
First-of-its-kind, comprehensive overview of endocrine emergencies
Provides the endocrinologist, internal medicine physician, and primary care provider with a complete understanding of recognizing and managing hard-to-diagnose endocrine emergencies
Written by a group of renowned international experts
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Endocrine Emergencies: Recognition and Treatment offers a state-of-the-art update on the management of endocrine, diabetic, and metabolic emergencies. Developed by renowned experts, this comprehensive and easy to read title brings the field fully up to date, setting a high standard for diagnosis and treatment in each category.  All chapters begin with a summary that presents, in concentrated form, what the physician needs to know to begin the evaluation and emergency treatment of the known endocrine emergencies. This is followed by an extended discussion of the pathophysiology that can be read after initial treatment has begun. Covering such areas as hypoglycemia, acute adrenal insufficiency, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, thyroid storm, and pituitary apoplexy, just to name several, Endocrine Emergencies: Recognition and Treatment is an invaluable, practical resource that will be of great interest to endocrinologists, internal medicine and emergency room physicians, fellows and residents.
Contents:
Ch.1: Acute Adrenal Insufficiency
                       Lynn Loriaux
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           Ch.2: Diabetic Ketoacidosis & Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Syndrome
                       Beatrice C. Lupsa, Silvio Inzucchi
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           Ch.3: Hypoglcemia
                       Phillip Cryer
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           Ch.4: Necrotizing soft tissue infections
                       Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett
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           Ch.5: Malignant (Necrotizing) Otitis Externa
                       Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett
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           Ch.6: Mucormycosis
                       Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett
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Ch.7: Emphysematous Cholecystitis     Â
           Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett
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           Ch.8: Emphysematous pyelonephritis
                       Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett
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           Ch.9: Thyrotoxic Crisis: Thyroid Storm
                       John J. Reyes-Castano, Kenneth Burman
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           Ch.10: Myxedema Coma
                       Ines Donangelo, Glenn D. Braunstein
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           Ch. 11: Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis
                       Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett
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           Ch. 12: Hyponatremia – SIADH
                       David Ellison
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           Ch. 13: Diabetes Insipidus
                       David Ellison
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           Ch. 14: Pheochromocytoma Hypertensive Crisis
                       Vitaly Kantorovich, Karel Pacak
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           Ch. 15: Hypocalcemia
                       Robert Klein
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           Ch. 16: Hypercalcemia
                       Robert Klein
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           Ch. 17: Pituitary Apoplexy
                       Shlomo Melmed, Pouyan Famini
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           Ch. 18: Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)
                       Robert Barbieri
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           Ch. 19: Ambiguous Genitalia in the Newborn
                       Walter Miller, Selma F. Witchel
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           Ch. 20: Porphyrias - Acute Manifestations
                       Karl E. Anderson
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           Ch. 21: Acute Pancreatitis due to Hyperchylomicronemia
                       Bart Duell
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press)
Publication date: November, 2013
Pages: 369
Weight: 638g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Diseases and Disorders, Endocrinology
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