Kenneth L. Becker, C. Ronald Kahn, Robert W. Rebar (Editors), Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism 3rd edition
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | English | December 2002 | 265 pages | 28.6 MB | ISBN: 0832657278 | RS.com


A new section has been added to this textbook: Endocrinology of Critical Illness. The six chapters comprising this section address the multiple aspects of this condition in a manner that is unique. Critical illness, which to some extent afflicts the great bulk of humankind at some time in their lives, has enormous hormonal and metabolic dimensions that relate directly to the diagnosis of the illness, influence the response of the host and the consequent evolution of the condition, and play a role in its outcome. The specific chapters include Critical Illness and Systemic Inflammation, Endocrine Markers and Mediators in Critical Illness, The Hypothalamic?Pituitary?Adrenal Axis in Stress and Critical Illness, Neuro-endocrine Response to Acute versus Prolonged Critical Illness, Fuel Metabolism and Nutrient Delivery in Critical Illness, and Endocrine Therapeutics in Critical Illness. These subjects are of great importance to every endocrine clinician as well as many who are involved in fundamental endocrine research.


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