Endocrinology Adult and Pediatric: The Parathyroid Gland and Bone Metabolism

6. Revised Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-323-24063-5
Verlag: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Buch, Englisch, 301 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 750 g

Effectively manage parathyroid and bone metabolism disorders with The Parathyroid Gland and Bone Metabolism! Brought to you by the same leading endocrinologists responsible for the highly acclaimed two-volume textbook, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, this derivative book presents a compilation of chapters covering all endocrinology material related to parathyroid and bone metabolism. Never before available as a stand-alone offering, this content will enable you to give your patients the benefit of today's best know-how on parathyroid and bone metabolism from the leading resource in endocrinology.
- Stay abreast of the newest knowledge and advances on parathyroid and bone metabolism, including.
- pediatric parathyroid disorders and bone metabolism disorders
- major diseases common to the aging population such as osteoporosis
- advances in the genetics of disorders involving calciotropic hormones
- newer diagnostic approaches and therapies for bone diseases, from osteoporosis to Paget's disease
- and much more.
- Count on all the authority that has made Endocrinology, 6th Edition, edited by Drs. Jameson and De Groot, the go-to clinical medical reference for endocrinologists worldwide.
- Make the best clinical decisions with an enhanced emphasis on evidence-based practice in conjunction with expert opinion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Potts, John T., MD, Jr.

Potts, John T.

Jameson, J. Larry

De Groot, Leslie J.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pädiatrie, Neonatologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Endokrinologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Parathyroid Hormone and Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide in the Regulation of Calcium Homeostasis and Bone Development

- Calcitonin

- Vitamin D: From Photosynthesis, Metabolism, and Action to Clinical Applications

- Bone Development and Remodeling

- Calcium Regulation, Calcium Homeostasis, and Genetic Disorders of Calcium Metabolism

- Genetic Disorders of Phosphate Homeostasis

- Primary Hyperparathyroidism

- Malignancy-Associated Hypercalcemia and Medical Management

- Surgical Management of Hyperparathyroidism

- Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Albright's Hereditary Osteodystrophy, and Progressive Osseus Heteroplasia: Disorders Caused by Inactivating GNAS Mutations

- Genetic Defects in Vitamin D Metabolism and Action

- Hereditary Disorders of the Skeleton

- Bone Density and Imaging of Osteoporosis

- Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral and Bone Disorder

- Disorders of Calcification: Osteomalacia and Rickets

- Paget's Disease of Bone

Über Autor(innen)

Potts, John T.
John T. Potts, Jr., MD, is currently the Jackson Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine at Harvard Medical School. After medical training at the University of Pennsylvania, he completed his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He went on to work at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), studying protein chemistry with Nobel laureate Christian Anfinsen. Dr. Potts remained at the NIH from 1959 until 1968, when he returned to the MGH as chief of endocrinology. The author or co-author of more than 500 scientific publications, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is also a director of ReceptorBase, Inc. and Zeltiq Aesthetics, a founder of Radius Health, Inc., and a member of the Scientific Advisory Boards of MPM Capital and HealthCare Ventures, as well as the Medical Advisory Board of Cell Genesys