TY - BOOK AU - Jameson,J.Larry AU - De Groot,Leslie J. AU - de Kretser,David M. AU - Grossman,Ashley B. AU - Weir,Gordon C. AU - Melmed,Shlomo AU - Potts,John T. TI - Endocrinology: adult and pediatric T2 - Diabetes mellitus and obesity SN - 9780323240611 AV - RC660.J26 END PY - 2010/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Elsevier Saunder KW - Endocrine glands KW - Diseases KW - Endocrinology KW - Endocrine system diseases KW - Diabetes N1 - Includes index; Appetite regulation and thermogenesis -- Obesity: the problem and its management -- Genetic syndromes associated with obesity -- Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other eating disorders -- Development of the endocrine pancreas -- Biosynthesis, processing, and secretion of the Islet hormones: Insulin, islet amyloid polypeptide (Amylin), Glucagon, Somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide -- Insulin secretion -- The mechanisms of insulin action -- Glucagon and glucagon-like peptides -- Regulation of intermediatory metabolism during fasting and feeding -- Role of the adipocyte in metabolism and endocrine function -- Lipodystrophy syndromes -- Classification and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus -- Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus: etiology, pathogenesis, prediction, and prevention -- Type 2 diabetes mellitus: etiology, pathogenesis, and natural history -- Lipoprotein metabolism and the treatment of lipid disorders -- Hyperglycemia secondary to nondiabetic conditions and therapies -- The metabolic syndrome -- Treatment of Type I diabetes mellitus in adults -- Ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar coma -- Hypoglycemia and hypoglycemic syndromes -- Management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus -- Management of diabetes mellitus in children -- Pancreatic and islet transplantation -- Diabetes control, long-term complications, and large vessel disease -- Diabetic eye disease -- Diabetes mellitus: neuropathy -- Diabetic nephropathy -- Diabetic foot and vascular complications -- Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy N2 - A book that enables you to put endocrinology practices in diabetes and obesity management to work for your patients ER -