˜Theœ endocrine response to acute illness

Advances in medicine have led to the survival of critically ill patients who would previously have died. The physiological response of patients to critical illness is becoming more clearly defined and this book aims to describe the current state of knowledge of the endocrine aspects of that response...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jenkins, Richard C. ([Sonstige])
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel Karger 1999, 1999
Series:Frontiers of hormone research
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Karger eBooks Collection 1997-2013 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 02371nmm a2200325 u 4500
001 EB000289075
003 EBX01000000000000000085354
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 101101 ||| eng
020 |a 9783805568227 
100 1 |a Jenkins, Richard C.  |e [Sonstige] 
245 0 0 |a ˜Theœ endocrine response to acute illness  |h Elektronische Ressource  |c vol. eds.: Richard C. Jenkins .. 
260 |a Basel  |b Karger  |c 1999, 1999 
300 |a VIII + 206 S. 
653 |a (DE-588)4044898-8 / Pathophysiologie / gnd 
653 |a (DE-588)4141786-0 / Akute Krankheit / gnd 
653 |a Molecular Biology 
653 |a Neuroendocrinology 
653 |a Genetics 
653 |a Endocrinology 
653 |a (DE-588)4497185-0 / Hormonstoffwechsel / gnd 
653 |a Biochemistry 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b ZDB-1-KEB  |a Karger eBooks Collection 1997-2013 
490 0 |a Frontiers of hormone research 
776 |z 9783318003932 
856 4 0 |u https://www.karger.com/Book/Home/223538  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 610 
520 |a Advances in medicine have led to the survival of critically ill patients who would previously have died. The physiological response of patients to critical illness is becoming more clearly defined and this book aims to describe the current state of knowledge of the endocrine aspects of that response. The opening chapter with a careful consideration of carbohydrate metabolism, discusses the changes seen in peripheral glucose uptake and hepatic glucose output in illness. In the next chapter body fluids, solutes, osmolality, the role of the kidneys, thirst and its regulation are considered. Chapter three details work which suggests that there is hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone from an early stage of illness, amongst other topics. Characteristic changes seen in thyroid hormone concentrations during illness and the underlying pathophysiological processes are mentioned in chapter four. With further chapters on the Pituitary Gonadal Axis, The Neuroendocrine Regulation of GH Secretion and GH/IGF-1 as Anabolic Therapy this book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of endocrine and metabolic function in acute illness. This book will be of interest to physicians, anaesthetists and endocrinologists involved in the care of patients with critical illness