The indispensable guide to all aspects of clinical care, the Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes has been fully revised for its third edition. Concise, practical, and packed with vital information and invaluable hands-on advice, this is the must have resource for all those managing patients with endocrine and diabetic disorders.
This unique pocket guide has been updated with new dedicated chapters on endocrine surgery, endocrinology and ageing, and obesity, as well as new topics, including intrinsic imperfections of endocrine replacement therapy, transition to adult care, and survivors of childhood cancer. Written in conjunction with the Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes, it covers clinical investigation and management of both common and rare conditions. Following the latest protocols and clinical guidelines it ensures readers are up-to-date with the latest clinical care and practice. Clear, concise, and easy-to-use, this handbook will ensure readers have all the information they need at their fingertips.
1: Thyroid
2: Pituitary
3: Adrenals
4: Reproductive endocrinology
5: Endocrine disorders of pregnancy
6: Calcium and bone metabolism
7: Paediatric endocrinology
8: Neuroendocrine disorders
9: Inherited endocrine syndromes and multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)
10: Miscellaneous endocrinology
11: Diabetes
12: Lipids and hyperlipidaemia
13: Obesity
14: Laboratory endocrinologyContributors:
Dr Ramzi Ajjan
Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, The LIGHT Laboratories, University of Leeds, UK
Dr Asif Ali
Consultant Physician (Diabetes and Endocrinology), Department of Medicine, Milton Keynes Hospital, UK
Professor Weibke Arlt
Professor of Medicine and Head of the Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Birmingham, UK
Professor Rudy Bilous
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Centre, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
Dr Pratik Choudhary
Senior Lecturer/Consultant, Department of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, The School of Medicine, Kings College London, UK
Professor Peter Clayton
Professor of Child Health and Paediatric Endocrinology; Director, NIHR Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria Medicines for Children Research Network, University of Manchester, UK
Dr Gerard Conway
Clinical Lead in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology, University College London Hospitals, UK
Dr Ketan Dhatariya
Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine, Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK
Dr Julie Edge
Consultant in Paediatric Diabetes, Oxford Children's Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Professor Nick Finer
Consultant Metabolic Physician, University College London Hospitals, Centre for Weight Loss, Metabolic and Endocrine Surgery, London, UK
Dr Neil Gittoes
Consultant Endocrinologist and Associate Medical Director, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Professor Steve Gough
Professor of Diabetes and Consultant Physician, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
Dr Maggie Hammersley
Consultant Physician and Senior Clinical Lecturer, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Dr Niki Karavitaki
Consultant Endocrinologist, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
Professor Fredrik Karpe
Professor of Metabolic Medicine, Honorary Consultant Physician, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
Dr Kim Lambert
Specialist Registrar, Wessex Deanery, Winchester, UK
Dr Alistair Lumb
Locum Consultant Physician, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK
Dr Niki Meston
Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Epsom and St Helier University Hospital NHS Trust, Surrey, UK
Dr Helen Murphy
Senior Research Associate, Honorary Consultant, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Dr Catherine Nelson-Piercy
Consultant Obstetric Physician, Department of Obstetrics, Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK
Dr Sankalpa Neupane
Wolfson Diabetes and Endocrine Clinic, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Dr Shwe Zin Chit Pan
Wolfson Diabetes and Endocrine Clinic, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Professor Peter Scanlon
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Gloucestershire and Oxford Eye Units; Medical Tutor and Senior Research Fellow, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford; Visiting Professor of Medical Ophthalmology, University of Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire Postgraduate Medical School, UK
Dr Gary Tan
Diabetologist, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, UK
Professor Solomon Tesfaye
Professor of Diabetic Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
Dr Gaya Thanabalasingham
Specialist Registrar, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
l Dr Helen Turner
Consultant in Endocrinology
Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, (OCDEM), Oxford, UK
Dr Mark Vanderpump
Consultant Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, UK
Edited by John Wass, Consultant Physician and Professor of Endocrinology, Oxford Centre of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital and the University of Oxford, UK, and Katharine Owen, Honorary Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Oxford Centre of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK