Short description
A highly illustrated textbook of diabetes and endocrinology for medical students and junior doctors.
Long description
This work is the first prize winner in the Endocrinology category in the BMA 2006 Book competition! It is a highly illustrated textbook of diabetes and endocrinology for medical students and junior doctors.
Review
.,. easy to read and use, it is full of excellant diagrams, tables and illustrations which clearly supports the text included, they together will I believe enhance a students learning at whatever level the course is based
Senior Nurse Lecturer, Staffordshire University
Aimed at medical students and junior doctors, this book covers the essentials of endocrinology and diabetes, in a succinct and memorable fashion. The authors successfully integrate anatomy, biochemistry and physiology to provide a comprehensive review of the structure and function of the endocrine system...provides students with an invaluable review of this complex subject. This book offers a concise and accessible introduction and can be used as a good revision aid for medical students. It is a good core text for medical students and provides information on the basic science behind day to day clinical practice.
Medical Student, Bristol University Medical School, UK
Table of contents
- Introduction to the Endocrine system. Pituitary and Growth - Basic concepts, non-functioning tumours, functioning tumours, diabetes insipidus. Thyroid - Basic concepts, Goitres and nodules, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism. Adrenal and Endocrine Hypertensi