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"Essential Endocrinology has been a brilliant book for my general medicine placement. It is concise and well-illustrated, and its handy size means it is not a hassle to carry it when away in regional hospitals. The case histories have been a particularly useful feature of the book to test my understanding of endocrinology in a clinically relevant manner. I feel the content of the book is pitched perfectly for medical students. Recently I have had to teach the topics of adrenal and thyroid hormones and the clinical applications to preclinical students. This book has been particularly useful during preparation, as it dedicates 2 chapters specifically to them. It covers the physiology in good detail without being excessive. Perhaps in a future edition, there could be a page or two in each chapter dedicated to the relevant histology since this is something that would be relevant to preclinical students and the book is recommended as the core text for second year med students studying endocrinology at Cambridge." (Medical student supervisor, Cambridge Unversity) I love this book, it is everything I am currently looking for as a 5th year about to sit finals, and I will be reading every chapter in preparation. (Final year medical student, University of Glasgow) I am very impressed at the ease with which I am reading some of the hardest material especially the molecular basis of endocrinology (Psychiatry Resident, University of Cincinnati)
Richard Holt is Professor in Diabetes and Endocrinology at the University of Southampton School of Medicine and Honorary Consultant in Endocrinology at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Neil Hanley is Professor of Medicine and Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow in Clinical Science at the University of Manchester. He is Honorary Consultant in Endocrinology at the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Director of the Academy for Training & Education at the Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.
Preface vii List of abbreviations x How to get the best out of your textbook xii PART 1: Foundations of Endocrinology 1 1 Overview of endocrinology 3 2 Cell biology and hormone synthesis 14 3 Molecular basis of hormone action 27 4 Investigations in endocrinology and diabetes 48 PART 2: Endocrinology Biology to Clinical Practice 63 5 The hypothalamus and pituitary gland 65 6 The adrenal gland 99 7 Reproductive endocrinology 127 8 The thyroid gland 165 9 Calcium and metabolic bone disorders 190 10 Pancreatic and gastrointestinal endocrinology and endocrine neoplasia 213 PART 3: Diabetes and Obesity 233 11 Overview of diabetes 235 12 Type 1 diabetes 257 13 Type 2 diabetes 285 14 Complications of diabetes 311 15 Obesity 343 Index 360