Medical Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease (Clinical Guides to Medical Management) Review

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The editors of this volume intended to provide a resource for both the generalist physician as well as the specialist caring for patients with Diabetes or patients whom might be highly prone to the disease. They have assimilated decades worth of research into this volume which highlights the link between diabetes and the subsequent development of heart disease. More than simply reporting this link in an epidemiological treatise and leaving the clinician wondering what they might do in their daily practice to help ameliorate this phenomenon, "Medical Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease" goes beyond and offers highly relevant clinical information that can be used in identifying patients at risk.
The text does an exceptional job at discussing "Syndrome X" which, as a manifestation of insulin resistance and obesity, is highly relevant amidst the obesity epidemic in many developed countries of the world. The mechanisms by which "Syndrome X" might aid in the development of cardiovascular disease are still early in their discovery but these are also discussed within the text along with other novel markers of disease and possible targets of treatment.
In addition to being a valuable source of information to the aforementioned groups of physicians in the clinic, this book also would be an excellent text for those interested in preventative medicine and the epidemiology of heart disease. The book is highly focused on identification and intervention with patients that are at high risk of developing heart disease as a result of diabetes and in the secondary treatment of diabetics with heart disease.


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This state-of-the-art reference details current and effective symptom-specific strategies for the diagnosis and management of diabetic patients-emphasizing the exploration of therapeutic options available for the treatment of accelerated coronary complications associated with diabetes.Addresses the pathophysiology underlying advanced heart disease and outlines treatments to impede progression in type 2 diabetic patients.Medical Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease contains the newest discoveries inthe relationship between diabetes and coronary illnessestype 1 and type 2 diabetesrisk factors in diabetic patients for progressive heart diseasedetection and diagnosis of insulin resistance and diabetes mellitusnonpharmacological treatmentand features the latest therapies in the treatment of coronary illnesses in diabetic subjects withstable and unstable anginaacute myocardial infarctioncongestive heart failurepercutaneous coronary interventioncoronary surgeryWith over 700 references and the contributions of more than 20 world-renowned experts, Medical Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease is an invaluable reference for primary care, family practice, and internal medicine physicians; cardiologists; cardiothoracic surgeons; endocrinologists; physician assistants; nurse practitioners; and medical students in these disciplines.

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Basic Medical Endocrinology, Fourth Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a nice text for an undergraduate-level or graduate-level basic Endocrinology class. The book itself is very succinct, compact, and lightweight. Its content is trim and well-organized, and it's filled with colorful, easy-to-understand figures. The writing is lucid, fairly casual, and easy to understand, which I appreciated for a subject that is so dense with information.
The book is not extremely indepth. That's okay, though--it's self-described as a "basic" level book. It spares a student the more complicated explanations of many subjects for more advanced texts. For a student unfamiliar with endocrinology in general, this is a great book to introduce the major concepts of the field.
I'll be keeping this book for reference in later years of school!

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Basic Medical Endocrinology, Fourth Edition provides up-to-date coverage of rapidly unfolding advances in the understanding of hormones involved in regulating most aspects of bodily functions. The discussion focuses on molecular and cellular aspects of hormone production and action firmly rooted in the context of integrative physiology. Topics are approached from the perspective of a physiologist with over 40 years of teaching experience. This fourth edition is richly illustrated in full color with both descriptive schematic diagrams and laboratory findings obtained in clinical studies. Each of the fourteen chapters starts with an 'Overview' of the topic and ends with a 'Suggested Reading' list. Initial chapters lay a foundation by presenting basic information and principles of hormone structure, secretion, and actions, and the physiological roles of the principal endocrine glands.Subsequent chapters address the role of the endocrine system in solving such physiological problems as the regulation of the volume and composition of body fluids in the face of changing environmental demands, and the regulation of short and longterm energy balance.The final chapters deal with the indispensable role of hormones in growth, development and reproduction. * Strikes an excellent balance between systems/organismal level of overview and cellular/molecular analysis* Richly illustrated with over 250 full color figures, descriptive schematic diagrams, and laboratory findings* All chapters have been thoroughly rewritten and updated, including new discussions of adrenal steroid biosynthesis, the parathyroid in osteoporosis, obesity and metabolism, as well as an entirely new chapter on gastrointestinal hormones* Editor has 45 years of experience teaching endocrinology and physiology to medical students at Harvard and UMass

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