Handbook of inpatient endocrinology

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. Conditions discussed include thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm, calcium disorders, osteoporosis, Cushing's syndrome, pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, primary hyperaldosteronism, 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 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.

Pituitary Apoplexy -- Panhypopituitarism -- 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 the Hospitalized Patient with Thyroid Dysfunction -- Perioperative Management of the Patient 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 End Stage Renal Failure Including Those on Dialysis -- Disorders of the Serum Sodium Concentration -- Inpatient Management of Hyperkalemia -- Suspected Adrenocortical Deficiency -- Cushing's Syndrome -- Adrenalectomy for Non-Secreting Adenoma or Adenocarcinoma -- Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma -- Primary Hyperaldosteronism -- Treatment of Hyperglycemia in a Hospitalized Patient without Hyperglycemic Emergency -- Hypoglycemia in the Patient with Diabetes -- Hypoglycemia in P…