Endocrinology Adult and Pediatric: Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity, 6th Edition

Description:

Meet the growing challenges of diabetes and obesity management with Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity, a compilation of chapters from the highly acclaimed two-volume textbook, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric. Never before available as a stand-alone offering, this derivative book will enable you to put today's best endocrinology practices in diabetes and obesity management to work for your patients.

Features:

Stay abreast of the newest knowledge and advances in diabetes and obesity management, including…

today's increased focus on controlling autoimmunity and preserving or replenishing beta-cell mass in the management of type 1 diabetes

complications of diabetes and their pathogenesis, morbidity, and treatment

new findings and treatments for obesity

and much more.

Make the best clinical endocrinology decisions with an enhanced emphasis on evidence-based practice in conjunction with expert opinion.

Count on all the authority that has made Endocrinology, 6th Edition, edited by Drs. Jameson and De Groot, the go-to clinical medical reference for endocrinologists worldwide.

Table Of Contents:

Appetite Regulation and Thermogenesis

Obesity: The Problem and Its Management

Genetic Syndromes Associated with Obesity

Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other Eating Disorders

Development of the Endocrine Pancreas

Biosynthesis, Processing, and Secretion of the Islet Hormones: Insulin, Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (Amylin), Glucagon, Somatostatin, and Pancreatic Polypeptide

Insulin Secretion

The Mechanisms of Insulin Action

Glucagon and Glucagon-like Peptides

Regulation of Intermediatory Metabolism During Fasting and Feeding

Role of the Adipocyte in Metabolism and Endocrine Function

Lipodystrophy Syndromes

Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus

Type 1 (Insulin-dependent) Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology, Pathogenesis, Prediction, and Prevention

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Natural History

Lipoprotein Metabolism and the Treatment of Lipid Disorders

Hyperglycemia Secondary to Nondiabetic Conditions and Therapies

The Metabolic Syndrome

Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults

Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma

Hypoglycemia and Hypoglycemic Syndromes

Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Children

Pancreatic and Islet Transplantation

Diabetes Control, Long-Term Complications, and Large Vessel Disease

Diabetic Eye Disease

Diabetes Mellitus: Neuropathy

Diabetic Nephropathy

Diabetic Foot and Vascular Complications

Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy