A case-based guide to clinical endocrinology.9781588298157 A case-based guide to clinical endocrinology. Ed. by Terry F. Davies. Humana Press Inc. 2008 504 pages $129.00 Hardcover Contemporary endocrinology QP187 Davies (Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is a medical school found in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. ) assembles 55 cases written by clinicians involving the management of conditions relating to the endocrine system endocrine system (ĕn`dəkrĭn), body control system composed of a group of glands that maintain a stable internal environment by producing chemical regulatory substances called hormones. , for practitioners, students, residents, and fellows. They cover most of the current curriculum for clinical endocrine training as recommended by the Association of Program Directors in Clinical Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Conditions relate to thyroid overactivity o·ver·ac·tive adj. Active to an excessive or abnormal degree: an overactive child. o and underactivity, thyroid cancer, adrenal adrenal /ad·re·nal/ (ah-dre´n'l) 1. paranephric. 2. adrenal gland. 3. pertaining to an adrenal gland. ad·re·nal adj. 1. problems, hyperparathyroidism Hyperparathyroidism Definition Parathyroid glands are four pea-sized glands located just behind the thyroid gland in the front of the neck. The function of parathyroid glands is to produce a hormone called parathyroid hormone (parathormone), which helps , metabolic bone diseases, disorders in men and women, pregnancy, diabetes, lipid abnormalities, obesity, and puberty. Each case is followed by multiple-choice questions. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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