Joslin's Diabetes Mellitus: Edited by C. Ronald Kahn ... [et Al.].

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Elliott Proctor Joslin, C. Ronald Kahn
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005 - Medical - 1209 pages

The "bible" on diabetes mellitus is now in its Fourteenth Edition—thoroughly revised and updated by more than 80 noted experts from the Joslin Diabetes Center and other leading institutions worldwide. This edition includes a new eleven-chapter section on hormone action and the regulation of metabolism. The section on definition and pathogenesis now includes chapters on genetics, diabetes in Asia and Africa, and diabetes in U.S. minority groups. Other new chapters cover retinopathy, cardiovascular disease, wound healing, and treatment of women with diabetes. All of the Fourteenth Edition's figures have been completely updated.

 

Contents

Preface
1
Morphology
41
Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar
53
Michael S German
355
Insulin Resistance and Its Role in
425
Starvation and Diabetes Mellitus
449
Daryl K Granner and Donald K Scott
547
Education in the Treatment of Diabetes
597
Management of Hyperglycemia with Oral
687
Treatment of the Child and Adolescent
711
Treatment of Older Adults with Diabetes
737
Womens Health Issues in Diabetes Mellitus
747
Pancreas and Islet Transplantation
765
Relationship between Metabolic Control
809
Pathogenesis of Diabetic Nephropathy
853
Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Disease
867

Behavioral Research and Psychological Issues
633
Principles of Insulin Therapy
659
Deceased
1069
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