Endocrine Emergencies

Alexander L Shifrin

ISBN 10: 032376097X / ISBN 13: 9780323760973

Published by Elsevier Health Sciences Jul 2021, 2021

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Neuware - Endocrine emergencies are often potentially life-threatening and can be easily overlooked in patients with no history of endocrine disease.Endocrine Emergenciesis a practical guide to identification and treatment for today's clinicians, offeringessentialcoverage of common and serious emergenciesrelated to endocrine metabolic conditions of the thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, and adrenal glands.- Guides clinicians on how to recognize, diagnose, and treat each condition using up-to-date diagnostic techniques and therapeutics. - Provides full-color, state-of-the-art coverage of key topics such as acute thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm, ocular emergencies in Graves ophthalmopathy, diabetic ketoacidosis, hypopituitarism, postoperative thyroid surgical emergencies, pheochromocytoma, and much more. - Features separate chapters on emergencies related to neuroendocrine tumors, pregnant patients, and pediatric patients. - Includes sections on emergency overview, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in each chapter. - Enhanced Elektronisches Buch version included with purchase. Your enhanced Elektronisches Buch allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Endocrine Emergencies
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences Jul 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 032376097X
• ISBN 13: 9780323760973
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 160H x 14D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 658 grams

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Synopsis

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.

• Guides clinicians on how to recognize, diagnose, and treat each condition using up-to-date diagnostic techniques and therapeutics.

• Provides full-color, state-of-the-art coverage of key topics such as acute thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm, ocular emergencies in Graves’ ophthalmopathy, diabetic ketoacidosis, hypopituitarism, postoperative thyroid surgical emergencies, pheochromocytoma, and much more.

• Features separate chapters on emergencies related to neuroendocrine tumors, pregnant patients, and pediatric patients.

• Includes sections on emergency overview, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in each chapter.

• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

About the Author

Dr Shifrin is an Endocrine Surgeon and Surgical Director of the Center for Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal Diseases at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
Dr Shifrin has established the first Endocrine Surgery Program at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in 2006. The Program then received a designated status of the Center for Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal Diseases and under Dr Shifrin's leadership has gained state, and then national and international recognition for clinical excellence in the management of complex endocrine diseases including thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal problems and endocrine syndromes (such as MEN 1, MEN 2a and 2b, and others), research and training of residents and students.