Essential endocrinology and diabetes: includes FREE desktop edition

Beautifully presented, and now in full colour, the sixth edition of EssentialEndocrinology and Diabetes is fully up-to-date with the latest knowledge and concepts on the workings of the endocrine system. It explains the key principles of endocrine physiology in an easy reading style popular with students, clinicians and scientists. The invaluable background on basic science and investigation, including new molecular techniques, provides the foundation for detailed discussion of the diagnosis and management of clinical endocrine disorders and diabetes. The teaching style and presentation has been strengthened throughout, and includes learning objectives and recap links at the beginning of each chapter that remind the reader of key findings and principles, while cross-referencing makes it easy to locate related information quickly and efficiently. There are also more case studies, with detailed answers applying theory to practice. Essential Endocrinology and Diabetes is the perfect resource for a course on endocrinology and diabetes, as part of USMLE teaching, and an on-goingcompanion during postgraduate clinical and scientific study. It is accompanied by a FREE enhanced Wiley Desktop Edition - the interactive, digital version of the book - featuring downloadable text and images, highlighting and note taking facilities, book-marking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and glossary terms. INDICE: List of abbreviations x How to get the best out of your textbook xii PART 1: Foundations of Endocrinology 1 1 Overview of endocrinology 3 2 Cellbiology and hormone synthesis 14 3 Molecular basis of hormone action 27 4 Investigations in endocrinology and diabetes 48 PART 2: Endocrinology Biology to Clinical Practice 63 5 The hypothalamus and pituitary gland 65 6 The adrenal gland 99 7 Reproductive endocrinology 127 8 The thyroid gland 165 9 Calcium andmetabolic bone disorders 190 10 Pancreatic and gastrointestinal endocrinologyand endocrine neoplasia 213 PART 3: Diabetes and Obesity 233 11 Overview of diabetes 235 12 Type 1 diabetes 257 13 Type 2 diabetes 285 14 Complications of diabetes 311 15 Obesity 343 Index 360

• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3004-5
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 392
• Fecha Publicación: 20/01/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés