Author : K. Patrick Ober
Publisher : Humana Press
ISBN 13 : 9780896034228
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Endocrinology of Critical Disease by : K. Patrick Ober
Download or read book Endocrinology of Critical Disease written by K. Patrick Ober and published by Humana Press. This book was released on 1997-06-04 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert clinicians comprehensively review the endocrine and metabolic responses to critical illness, explore the mechanisms and outcomes (positive and negative) of those responses to severe stress, and consider possible endocrine interactions that are not yet fully defined. The contributors explain in detail the endocrine response to a multitude of critical illnesses, including cancer, liver failure, renal failure, trauma, burns, AIDS and other infections, starvation, cardiac disease, pulmonary disease, and organ transplants. The book offers significant basic knowledge of high clinical relevance by collating and defining the numerous interactions of the endocrine system and critical disease states, by discussing the basic pathophysiological processes involved, and by reviewing the clinical relevance of such responses.