Endocrine Secrets: A Hanley & Belfus Publication : Softbound
Author(s):
Michael T McDermott MD
Edition: Third
ISBN: 1-56053-449-4
Pub Date: July 2001
Pages: 493
Illustrations: 75
The thoroughly updated Third Edition of Endocrine Secrets provides all the most important "need-to-know" information on endocrine and metabolic disorders, diabetes, and metabolic bone and mineral disorders. Written in the popular question-and-answer format of The Secrets Series(R), the book addresses key clinical issues and emphasizes practical recommendations regarding current diagnostic techniques and effective treatment options. This edition features seven new chapters on these hot topics: acute complications of diabetes mellitus; measurement of bone loss; thyroid disease and pregnancy; psychiatric disorders and thyroid disease; aging and endocrinology; endocrine surgery; and endocrinology in the managed care environment.