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Cushing's Syndrome /

Cushing's Syndrome provides the reader with an update on the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with Cushing's syndrome. Molecular mechanisms of pituitary and adrenal causes of Cushing's syndrome are reviewed in detail. Successful diagnostic and treatment stra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blevins, Lewis S.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Neurosciences.
Diabetes.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • List of Contributors
  • Preface
  • 1. Physiology of the HPA Axis
  • 2. Clinical Manifestations and Presentation of Cushing's Syndrome
  • 3. Psychiatric Manifestations of Cushing's Syndrome
  • 4. A Rational Approach to the Patient Suspected of Having Cushing's Syndrome
  • 5. Evaluation of Cushing's Syndrome
  • 6. Assay Methods in Cushing's Syndrome
  • 7. ACTH Secreting Pituitary Adenomas
  • 8. Syndrome of Ectopic ACTH Hypersecretion
  • 9. Cushing's Syndrome Due to Adrenal Disorders
  • 10. Aberrant Hormone Receptors
  • 11. Transsphenoidal Surgery for Cushing's Disease
  • 12. Perioperative Evaluation and Management
  • 13. Radiation Therapy in the Management of Cushing's Disease
  • 14. Adernal Surgery for Cushing's
  • 15. The Medical Management of Cushing's Syndrome
  • Index.