Overview
- A practical, up-to-date clinical text focusing on the structure and function of the adrenal glands and the diagnosis and management of its associated disorders
- Discusses physiology and pharmacology of the adrenal glands, the genetics and athophysiology of adrenal disorders, and the current diagnosis and management methods used to treat them
- An excellent resource for clinical endocrinologists as well as endocrine surgeons, pathologists and oncologists
Part of the book series: Contemporary Endocrinology (COE)
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About this book
This practical resource provides the latest evidence, management strategies and recommendations for the treatment of disorders of the adrenal glands, including related physiology, genetics and pharmacology. This book is divided into three thematic sections. The first covers adrenal physiology, presenting adrenal zonation and development, the regulation of steroidogenesis, and the pharmacology of glucocortisoids. Part two discusses the genetics and pathophysiology of a number of adrenal disorders, including autoimmune Addison’s disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, primary aldosteronism, adrenocortical tumors and hyperplasias, and pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas. The final section presents the latest diagnostic and management strategies for these disorders, addressing adrenal insufficiency, adrenal Cushing’s Syndrome and aldosteronism, among others.
Over the past twenty years, our understanding of disorders of the adrenal glands has been altered and deepened. Providing a much-needed update to the literature, Adrenal Disorders: Physiology, Pathophysiology and Treatment will be an important resource for both academic and clinical endocrinologists working with the adrenal glands and managing patients with adrenal disorders.Similar content being viewed by others
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Physiology
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Genetics and Pathophysiology
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Diagnosis/Treatment
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Adrenal Disorders
Book Subtitle: Physiology, Pathophysiology and Treatment
Editors: Alice C. Levine
Series Title: Contemporary Endocrinology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62470-9
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-62469-3Published: 06 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87320-6Published: 28 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-62470-9Published: 24 October 2017
Series ISSN: 2523-3785
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3793
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 336
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
Topics: Endocrinology, Oncology