The best-selling reference in endocrinology! Authoritative, concise, and current, this "all-in-one" text focuses on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of endocrine disorders. Written by recognized authorities and featuring more than 350 two-color illustrations, the Seventh Edition has been updated to reflect the latest in diagnostic testing and molecular biology as well as new approaches to medical management.
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THE #1 TEXT IN CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY—WITH LEADING-EDGE DEVELOPMENTS
*Up-to-date coverage of diagnosis and management of endocrine disorders
*Current concepts in endocrine pathophysiology
*New diagnostic tests and the latest therapies
*Recent advances in the molecular biology of endocrinology
*More than 300 two-color illustrations and clinical photographs
*Handy appendix of normal hormone reference ranges
*Editors and authors from one of the world’s top endocrine research and treatment centers
*Up-to-date coverage of diagnosis and management of endocrine disorders
*Current concepts in endocrine pathophysiology
*New diagnostic tests and the latest therapies
*Recent advances in the molecular biology of endocrinology
*More than 300 two-color illustrations and clinical photographs
*Handy appendix of normal hormone reference ranges
*Editors and authors from one of the world’s top endocrine research and treatment centers
Best in the field—covering basic science and clinical aspects in a concise, affordable volume
*Completely rewritten chapter on “Ovaries” presents comprehensive review of female reproductive endocrinology and infertility
*Completely rewritten chapter on “Adrenal Medulla” includes review of the diagnosis and management of pheochromocytomas
*Brand new chapter on “Endocrine Surgery”
*Basics of hormone synthesis, release, and action, as well as endocrine autoimmunity, thoroughly reviewed and updated
*Updated chapters on each of the endocrine organs and their hormones and diseases
*Current practice standards incorporated into discussion of endocrine aspects of metabolic bone disease, growth, sexual differentiation, pregnancy, obesity, lipoproteins, and AIDS, as well as the unique problems of geriatric patients and endocrine emergencies
About the Author
Francis S. Greenspan, MD (University of California, San Francisco) Gordon J. Strewler, MD (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts)
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This review is from: Basic & Clinical Endocrinology (A Lange Medical Book) (Paperback)
this book is the book you want to have when you're doing your endocrinology rotation. It goes step by step from the basics and it doesn't loose itself into minor not important detales
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I first found this book at our local university medical library, then bought a copy for myself. I used it to study the possible causes of infertility. I'm not in the medical profession or a medical student (other than as a hobby) but this book was easy for me to comprehend.
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Basic and Clinical Endocrinology provides the basics needed for a medical school endocrinology unit. By purchasing this book, a medical student is able to focus on the endocrine system in great detail.
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The endocrine and nervous systems are the major controllers of the flow of information between different cells and tissues (Figure 1-1). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prebreakfast hyperglycemia, mixed lipemia, nonobese type, primary chylomicronemia, nonclassic adrenal hyperplasia, neuroradiologic studies, seminiferous tubule failure, complete androgen resistance, epiphysial fusion, peak cortisol response, familial medullary carcinoma, bilateral adrenal enlargement, female reproductive endocrinology, ipodate sodium, bone acquisition, iodide intake, levothyroxine therapy, pituitary microsurgery, vanishing testes syndrome, serum gonadotropin concentrations, autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets, localizing studies, metabolic code, phosphaturic effect, sellar enlargement Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clin Endocrinol Metab, Endocr Rev, United States, Ann Intern Med, Trends Endocrinol Metab, Obstet Gynecol, Arch Intern Med, Horm Res, Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, Clin Invest, Rev Endocr Metab Disord, American Diabetes Association, Nat Genet, Nucl Med, Arch Surg, Pima Indians, Reproductive Endocrinology, North American, Novo Nordisk, Research Group, Clin Nutr, The Endocrine Society, Academic Press, Arch Dis Child, Bone Miner Res New!
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The endocrine and nervous systems are the major controllers of the flow of information between different cells and tissues (Figure 1-1). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prebreakfast hyperglycemia, mixed lipemia, nonobese type, primary chylomicronemia, nonclassic adrenal hyperplasia, neuroradiologic studies, seminiferous tubule failure, complete androgen resistance, epiphysial fusion, peak cortisol response, familial medullary carcinoma, bilateral adrenal enlargement, female reproductive endocrinology, ipodate sodium, bone acquisition, iodide intake, levothyroxine therapy, pituitary microsurgery, vanishing testes syndrome, serum gonadotropin concentrations, autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets, localizing studies, metabolic code, phosphaturic effect, sellar enlargement Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clin Endocrinol Metab, Endocr Rev, United States, Ann Intern Med, Trends Endocrinol Metab, Obstet Gynecol, Arch Intern Med, Horm Res, Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, Clin Invest, Rev Endocr Metab Disord, American Diabetes Association, Nat Genet, Nucl Med, Arch Surg, Pima Indians, Reproductive Endocrinology, North American, Novo Nordisk, Research Group, Clin Nutr, The Endocrine Society, Academic Press, Arch Dis Child, Bone Miner Res New!
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- Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 5e (Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Creasy)) by Robert K. Creasy on page 657
- Dietary Reference Intakes: Proposed Definition and Plan for Review of Dietary Antioxidants and Related Compounds (Compass Series) by Institute of Medicine (U. S.) on page 865
- Hormones in Blood by Charles H. Gray in Table of Contents
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