Handbook of Diagnostic Endocrinology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Issues in Endocrine Immunoassay

   • Sabrina Gill, Frances J. Hayes, Patrick M. Sluss

   Pages 1-22

3. Disorders of Water Metabolism

   • Joseph G. Verbalis

   Pages 23-53

4. Pituitary Tumors

   • Mary Lee Vance

   Pages 55-65

5. Cushing’s Syndrome

   • Lynnette K. Nieman

   Pages 67-83

6. Endocrine Hypertension

   • Jennifer E. Lawrence, Robert G. Dluhy

   Pages 85-106

7. Evaluation of Thyroid Function

   • Anastassios G. Pittas, Stephanie L. Lee

   Pages 107-129

8. Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer

   • M. Regina Castro, Hossein Gharib

   Pages 131-155

9. Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes

   • Allison B. Goldfine

   Pages 157-177

10. Gestational Diabetes

    • Robert E. Ratner

    Pages 179-191

11. Hypoglycemic Disorders

    • F. John Service

    Pages 193-211

12. The Evaluation of Dyslipidemia and Obesity

    • William T. Donahoo, Elizabeth Stephens, Robert H. Eckel

    Pages 213-238

13. Hyper- and Hypocalcemia

    • Benjamin Z. Leder, Joel S. Finkelstein

    Pages 239-256

14. Osteoporosis

    • Patrick M. Doran, Sundeep Khosla

    Pages 257-275

15. Hypogonadism and Erectile Dysfunction

    • Margaret E. Wierman

    Pages 277-293

16. Menstrual Dysfunction

    • Drew V. Tortoriello, Janet E. Hall

    Pages 295-321

17. Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyperandrogenism

    • Ricardo Azziz

    Pages 323-330

18. Back Matter

    Pages 331-345

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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.

• Diabetes
• Gonadotropin
• diagnostics
• pathophysiology
• physiology
• prolactin

• Reproductive Endocrine Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

  Janet E. Hall

• Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

  Lynnette K. Nieman

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