Short description:

Managing endocrine diseases in the inpatient setting has become more complex, while transitioning that care back to the ambulatory setting is as critical as ever. This book is intended to serve as an easy-to-navigate and concise text for guidance. A user-friendly, pocket-sized reference for all physicians faced with endocrine care and challenges in hospitalized patients, this handbook covers the most common issues leading to an inpatient endocrine consult, providing differential diagnoses, a reasonable and practical approach to investigating and managing the condition, and advice for follow-up. Many clinical practices have changed and new drugs, concepts have emerged since the 1st edition of this book. This updated new edition is intended to aid all clinical care providers who treat endocrine problems in hospitalized patients. Conditions discussed include thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm, calcium disorders, osteoporosis, Cushing's syndrome, pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, primary aldosteronism, hypoglycemia in diabetic and non-diabetic patients, and endocrine issues during pregnancy, among others. Suggestions for further reading are included, providing more context for well-established clinical approaches. 

Written by experts with years of experience providing endocrinology consultations in a hospital setting, Handbook of Inpatient Endocrinology 2nd Edition is a valuable, high-yield resource for endocrine residents and fellows, but it will be equally useful for any busy hospitalist or primary care physician when endocrinology consults are not available.

Long description:

Managing endocrine diseases in the inpatient setting has become more complex, while transitioning that care back to the ambulatory setting is as critical as ever. This book is intended to serve as an easy-to-navigate and concise text for guidance. A user-friendly, pocket-sized reference for all physicians faced with endocrine care and challenges in hospitalized patients, this handbook covers the most common issues leading to an inpatient endocrine consult, providing differential diagnoses, a reasonable and practical approach to investigating and managing the condition, and advice for follow-up. Many clinical practices have changed and new drugs, concepts have emerged since the 1st edition of this book. This updated new edition is intended to aid all clinical care providers who treat endocrine problems in hospitalized patients. Conditions discussed include thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm, calcium disorders, osteoporosis, Cushing's syndrome, pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, primary aldosteronism, hypoglycemia in diabetic and non-diabetic patients, and endocrine issues during pregnancy, among others. Suggestions for further reading are included, providing more context for well-established clinical approaches. 

Written by experts with years of experience providing endocrinology consultations in a hospital setting, Handbook of Inpatient Endocrinology 2nd Edition is a valuable, high-yield resource for endocrine residents and fellows, but it will be equally useful for any busy hospitalist or primary care physician when endocrinology consults are not available.

Table of Contents:

Pituitary Apoplexy.- Hypopituitarism.- Postoperative Management After Pituitary Surgery.- Severe Thyrotoxicosis and Thyroid Storm.- Myxedema Coma.- Abnormal Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Values That Are Not due to Common Causes of Primary Hypothyroidism or Thyrotoxicosis.- Management of a Hospitalized Patient with Thyroid Dysfunction.- Perioperative Management of Patients with Hyperthyroidism or Hypothyroidism Undergoing Nonthyroidal Surgery.- Thyroid Problems Encountered Specifically in Inpatients with Cardiac Disease.- Severe Hypercalcemia.- Hypocalcemia.- Perioperative Evaluation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism.- Management of Osteoporosis in the Inpatient Setting.- Calcium Disorders in Renal Failure Including Those on Dialysis.- Disorders of the Serum Sodium Concentration.- Inpatient Management of Hyperkalemia.- Suspected Adrenocortical Deficiency.- Cushing’s Syndrome.- Adrenalectomy.- Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma.- Primary Aldosteronism.- Treatment of Hyperglycemia in a Hospitalized Patient Without Hyperglycemic Emergency.- Hypoglycemia in the Patient With Diabetes.- Hypoglycemia in Patients Without Diabetes.- Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State.- Management of Preexisting Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes During Hospitalization.- Diabetes-related technologies for inpatient management: insulin pump, continuous glucose monitoring systems, and hybrid closed loop systems.- Severe Hypertriglyceridemia in the Hospitalized Patient.- Hypomagnesemia.