With the rapid development of new and more reliable assays, and aided by the molecular and genetic approaches that continuingly deepen our understanding of these diseases, our ability to diagnose patients with endocrine disease has dramatically increased. In Handbook of Diagnostic Endocrinology, experienced physicians concisely explain the pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of these disorders and survey all the latest laboratory tests used in their diagnosis. Topics range widely from an overview of the diagnosis of diabetes and the long-term monitoring of its complications to the evaluation of menstrual dysfunction. Coverage is also given to the diagnosis of pituitary tumors, Cushing's syndrome, thyroid disease, and hypoglycemia; the evaluation of endocrine-induced hypertension; the assessment of dyslipidemia and obesity; and novel approaches to diagnosing hyper- and hypocalcemia. There are also discussions of osteoporosis, hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction, and hyperandrogenism in women. The authors each review the complex physiological basis of the relevant endocrine processes and provide richly instructive recommendations for the followup and long-term management of patients.
Comprehensive and state-of-the art, Handbook of Diagnostic Endocrinology offers today's practicing endocrinologists and internists, as well as students and fellows in training, both an authoritative survey of current approaches, as well as a working proficiency in the diagnosis of the complete range of endocrine disorders.

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Experienced physicians concisely explain the pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of endocrine disorders and survey all the latest laboratory diagnostics. Topics range widely from an overview of the diagnosis of diabetes and the long-term monitoring of its complications to the evaluation of menstrual dysfunction. Coverage is also given to the diagnosis of pituitary tumors, Cushing's syndrome, thyroid disease, and hypoglycemia; the evaluation of endocrine-induced hypertension; the assessment of dyslipidemia and obesity; and approaches to diagnosing hyper- and hypocalcemia. There are also discussions of osteoporosis, hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction, and hyperandrogenism in women. The authors each review the complex physiological basis of the relevant endocrine processes and provide richly instructive recommendations for followup and long-term management of patients.

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Issues in Endocrine Immunoassay Sabrina Gill, Frances J. Hayes, and Patrick M. Sluss Disorders of Water Metabolism Joseph G. Verbalis Pituitary Tumors: Prolactinomas, Acromegaly, Gonadotropin-Producing, Nonfunctioning Mary Lee Vance Cushing's Syndrome Lynnette K. Nieman Endocrine Hypertension Jennifer E. Lawrence and Robert G. Dluhy Evaluation of Thyroid Function Anastassios G. Pittas and Stephanie L. Lee Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer M. Regina Castro and Hossein Gharib Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Allison B. Goldfine Gestational Diabetes: Where Do We Look for It and How Do We Find It? Robert E. Ratner Hypoglycemic Disorders F. John Service The Evaluation of Dyslipidemia and Obesity William T. Donahoo, Elizabeth Stephens, and Robert H. Eckel Hyper- and Hypocalcemia Benjamin Z. Leder and Joel S. Finkelstein Osteoporosis Patrick M. Doran and Sundeep Khosla Hypogonadism and Erectile Dysfunction Margaret E. Wierman Menstrual Dysfunction Drew V. Tortoriello and Janet E. Hall Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyperandrogenism Ricardo Azziz Index