Washington Manual Endocrinology Subspecialty Consult 4/e

Designed for residents cycling through an internal medicine subspecialty clinical Rotation or for fellows who need to better understand the fundamentals, Washington Manual: Endocrinology Subspecialty Consult, fourth edition, offers you updated guidance on the physical exam, diagnosis, management and treatment follow-up for a variety of endocrine disorders. Written in a step-by-step, to-the-point style, the book covers diabetes mellitus, multi-system disorders, as well as conditions of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid and more.

• Quickly and efficiently answers your fundamental questions about diagnosing and treating numerous endocrine disorders.
• Each chapter addresses general principles, epidemiology, pathology, physical exam, treatment options, and follow-up.
• Prepared by specialty fellows and faculty in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine.
• Part of the Washington Manual™ Subspecialty Consult series, which enables on-the-spot, bedside patient diagnosis and management.

About the Editors

Thomas J. Baranski, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Developmental Biology
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Janet B. McGill, MD, MA, FACE
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Julie M. Silverstein, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Neurological Surgery
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Series Editors

Thomas M. De Fer, MD, FACP
Executive Editor
Professor of Medicine