Endocrine emergencies are often potentially life-threatening and can be easily overlooked in patients with no history of endocrine disease. Endocrine Emergencies is a practical guide to identification and treatment for today's clinicians, offering essential coverage of common and serious emergencies related to endocrine metabolic conditions of the thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, and adrenal glands. INDICE: Thyroid Thyroid storm: acute thyrotoxicosis Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis Acute supportive thyroiditis Myxedema coma Ocular emergencies in Graves' ophthalmopathy Postoperative thyroid surgical emergencies: Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis Acute hypocalcemia Tracheal injury Esophageal injury Hypothyroidism Postoperative infection and abscess Parathyroid Hypercalcemic crisis Hypocalcemic crisis Postoperative parathyroid surgical emergencies Adrenal Acute hypertensive endocrine emergencies: Pheochromocytoma Acute Adrenal insufficiency Postoperative adrenal surgical emergencies Pancreas Diabetic ketoacidosis Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome Hypoglycemia: insulinoma Gastrinoma Glucoganoma VIPoma Somatostatinoma PPoma Neuroendocrine tumors Carcinoid syndrome Pituitary Hypernatremia SIADH - Hyponatremia Diabetes insipidus Hypopituitarism Endocrine emergencies during pregnancy Endocrine emergencies in children
- ISBN: 978-0-323-76097-3
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 15/07/2021
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés