Cushing's Disease

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Swearingen, Brooke (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Biller, Beverly M. K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2011.
• Έκδοση: 1.
• Σειρά: Endocrine Updates, 31
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Endocrinology.; Neurosurgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

In Cushing’s Disease, leading authorities in the field offer a thorough review of the pathogenesis, diagnostic algorithm and treatment options for this complex disease.   Beginning with a fascinating history of Cushing's disease that outlines its historical significance to both endocrinology an...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• History
• Molecular Biology of Cushing's
• Pathology
• Clinical Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome (including Hormone Testing)
• Clinical Applications of Statistical Analysis of Test Results
• Pseudo-Cushing's Syndromes
• Cyclical Cushing's
• Differential Dx of Cushing's Disease: Locating the Source of Hormone Excess
• Pituitary Imaging
• Surgical Treatment
• Postop Management and Assessment of the Cure
• Radiation Treatment
• Medical Management (including Tumor Suppressive Agents, Dopamine Agonists, etc)
• Treatment of Recurrent Disease
• Pediatric Cushing's
• Silent Corticotroph Adenomas
• Cushing's and Pregnancy
• Nelson's Syndrome
• Index.