Adrenal Disorders Physiology, Pathophysiology and Treatment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Levine, Alice C. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Contemporary Endocrinology,
• Subjects: Endocrinology .; Oncology .; Endocrinology.; Oncology.

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, prese...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Adrenal Physiology
• Adrenal Zonation and Development
• Regulation of Adrenal Steroidogenesis
• Pharmacology of Glucocorticoids
• Part II: Adrenal Genetics and Pathophysiology
• Autoimmune Addison Disease
• Genetics and Pathophysiology of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
• Primary Aldosteronism
• Pathopysiology and Genetic Landscape of Adrenocortical Tumors and Hyperplasias
• Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas
• Part III: Diagnosis and Management of Adrenal Disorders
• Diagnosis and Management of Adrenal Insufficiency
• Adrenal Cushing's Syndrome
• Diagnosis and Management of Aldosteronism
• Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
• Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma.