Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
How to Use This Book ix
List of Abbreviations x
Part 1 Basics 1
The pituitary gland 1
The thyroid 13
Bone and calcium metabolism 23
The adrenal glands 30
The reproductive system 36
The pancreas 46
Lipid abnormalities and obesity 60
The neuroendocrine system 63
Part 2 Cases 66
Case 1 A 19-year-old with abdominal pain and vomiting 66
Case 2 A 35-year-old woman with palpitation and irritability 73
Case 3 A 61-year-old man with polyuria polydipsia cough and weight loss 79
Case 4 A 44-year-old woman with visual problems 82
Case 5 A 20-year-old man with recent diagnosis of diabetes 86
Case 6 Tiredness and weight gain in a 30-year-old woman with diabetes 89
Case 7 Acute confusion in an 82-year-old with known type 2 diabetes 92
Case 8 A 42-year-old man with headaches increased sweating and sexual dysfunction 98
Case 9 Amenorrhoea in an 18-year-old 102
Case 10 A 28-year-old with tiredness and abnormal thyroid function postpartum 106
Case 11 A 33-year-old man with polyuria and polydipsia 109
Case 12 A 62-year-old man with tiredness and hyponatraemia 113
Case 13 Excess hair in a 29-year-old woman 117
Case 14 A 52-year-old woman with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and abnormal thyroid function 120
Case 15 A 22-year-old man with hypertension 123
Case 16 A 20-year-old woman with polyuria and polydipsia 126
Case 17 A 78-year-old man with pain in the leg and knee 132
Case 18 A 32-year-old woman with a lump in the neck 135
Case 19 A 26-year-old with headaches and hypertension 139
Case 20 Sweating nausea and hand tremor in a 24-year-old woman 142
Case 21 A 19-year-old man with sexual dysfunction 146
Case 22 A 38-year-old woman with muscular aches and weakness 151
Case 23 A wrist fracture in a 56-year-old woman 154
Case 24 A 37-year-old woman with recurrent flushing 158
Case 25 A 46-year-old man with an abnormal lipid profile 161
Part 3 Self-assessment 164
MCQs 164
EMQs 169
SAQs 174
Answers 176
Index of cases by diagnosis 187
Index 189
Ramzi Ajjan, Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Leeds Medical School
"The differential diagnosis is followed by treatment and key
points. With cartoons and tables. A very didactic text, for
students and physicians in training. " (Pediatric Endocrinology
Reviews, June 2010)
"Ajjan covers cases from Addison's disease to osteoporosis and
diabetic foot ulcer, and has a section explaining the molecular and
physiological aspects of endocrinology." (Times Higher Education
Supplement, May 2008)
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