The integration of endocrinology in critical care medicine has led to new experimental and clinical data on the complex endocrine and metabolic derangements accompanying non-endocrine severe illnesses. The joining of these two disciplines has generated important novel insights with significant clinical implications. Acute Endocrinology: From Cause to Consequence compiles these new findings into an important and highly relevant new resource. Part one deals with the classical life-threatening illnesses caused by primary endocrine diseases such as thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, acute adrenal crisis, acute calcium disorders, pheochromocytoma, severe hyper- and hypoglycemia. Part two looks at endocrinology from the ICU side, starting with a general overview of the dynamic neuroendocrine and metabolic stress responses in the condition of intensive care-dependent, non-endocrine critical illness. First-time discussion of the integration of endocrinology and critical care medicine Offers new experimental and clinical data on the complex endocrine and metabolic derangements accompanying non-endocrine severe illnesses Provides novel insights with relevant clinical implications INDICE: Thyrotoxicosis.- Myxedema coma.- Acute adrenal crisis.- Acute calcium disorders.- Pheochromocytoma and other diseases of the sympathetic nervoussystem.- Hyperglycemic crises : Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic, hyperosmolar state (HHS).- Hypoglycemia : an endocrine emergency.- The dynamic neuroendocrine response to critical illness.- Changes within the GH/IGF-I/GFBP axis in critical illness.- Changes within the thyroid axis during the course of critical illness.- The adrenal response to critical illness.- Catecholamines and vasopressin during critical illness.- The diabetes of injury: novel insights and clinical implications.- Disorders of body water homeostasis.
- ISBN: 978-1-60327-176-9
- Editorial: Humana
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 375
- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés