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A unique, case-based approach to pseudo-endocrine patients, who demonstrate signs and symptoms that are likely not due to endocrine disorders
Each topic includes 2-3 different cases, demonstrating various symptoms, management strategies and outcomes
An excellent resource for the practicing clinical endocrinologist and primary care provider
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Comprised of illustrative clinical cases, this unique pocket guide presents descriptions of patients who have symptoms, physical signs or laboratory abnormalities that they believe are due to disorders of the endocrine system (hormone secreting glands and overall metabolism) but which are not, or probably are not, due to an endocrine disorder. These are common situations in the clinical practice of endocrinology.
Each chapter includes clinical cases illustrating differing presentations and outcomes, and each individual case description is followed by a discussion that includes the differential diagnosis of these symptoms, signs and/or lab abnormalities and why they are not likely due to endocrine disease or, alternatively, why and how a deeper exploration for endocrine disorders might be needed. In all cases, an emphasis is placed on listening to the patient and providing a respectful and compassionate response and approach to evaluation and management of the proposed disorder. Discussions are referenced whenever reference material is available, and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines are presented whenever applicable. Topics discussed include chronic and adrenal fatigue, obesity, anxiety and depression, sweating and flushing, alcohol- and opioid-induced symptoms, low testosterone, pseudo-hypoglycemia and pseudo-Cushing's syndrome, among others.Clinical endocrinologists, primary care physicians and related allied medical professionals will find Management of Patients with Pseudo-Endocrine Disorders a valuable resource in their clinical practice with these common but often challenging patients.
Keywords
- Adrenal fatigue
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Biotin
- Chronic fatigue
- Euthyroid sick syndrome
- Growth hormone deficiency
- Hashimoto's encephalopathy
- Holistic hypercalcemia
- Idiopathic postprandial syndrome
- Insulin-like growth factor deficiency
- Low testosterone
- Non-thyroidal hypothyroidism
- Obesity
- Opioid-induced symptoms
- Pseudo-Cushing's syndrome
- Pseudo-endocrine disorder
- Pseudo-hypoglycemia
- Pseudo-pheochromocytoma
- Reverse T3 dilemma
- Wilson's syndrome
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, USA
Michael T. McDermott
About the editor
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Management of Patients with Pseudo-Endocrine Disorders
Book Subtitle: A Case-Based Pocket Guide
Editors: Michael T. McDermott
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22720-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22719-7Published: 11 October 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22720-3Published: 26 September 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 351
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Endocrinology, Primary Care Medicine