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Metabolic and Endocrine Problems in the Elderly by W. J. MacLennan MD, FRCP (Glas., Ed., Lond.), N. R. Peden MA, MB, FRCP (Ed.) (auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Metabolic and Endocrine Problems in the Elderly about?

Illness in old age is characterised by vague and atypical presenting features which are often missed and wrongly attributed to the ageing process. This is particularly true of endocrine disorders where hypothyroidism may mas querade as dementia, where electrolyte imbalance may cause lassitude, and where diabetes mellitus may produce a wide range of complications com monly associated with ageing. It is our intention that our book provide straightforward practical guidance in this difficult area by delineating the effects of ageing on endocrine function and the clinical consequences of these; and by describing in detail the wide range of presenting clinical fea tures of endocrine disease in the elderly. Physicians are also often baffled and misled by the effects of ageing and disease on laboratory tests used in the investigation of endocrine disease. Our book describes these changes in detail, and gives guidance on which tests are most appropriate. Ageing and disease also produce subtle changes in the response of patients to drugs and replacement, and this is also dis cussed in detail. Subjects included separately and in depth include thyroid disease, the clinical features and treatm

Who reads Metabolic and Endocrine Problems in the Elderly?

Author

W. J. MacLennan MD, FRCP (Glas., Ed., Lond.), N. R. Peden MA, MB, FRCP (Ed.) (auth.)

Publisher

Springer-Verlag London

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780387195414

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Medicine