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I Fuel Metabolism 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology, Classification, and Diagnosis Adnin Zaman and Cecilia C. Low Wang 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Acute and Chronic Complications Cecilia C. Low Wang and Adnin Zaman 3 Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Jennifer M.Trujillo 4 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Sarah L. Anderson and Jennifer M. Trujillo 5 Diabetes Technology: Pumps, Sensors, and Beyond Adnin Zaman and Cecilia C. Low Wang 6 Carbohydrate Counting–Guided Insulin Dosing: Practice Exercises Michael T. McDermott 7 Inpatient Management of Diabetes and Hyperglycemia Stacey A. Seggelke and R. Matthew Hawkins 8 Diabetes in Pregnancy Amy M. Valent and Linda A. Barbour 9 HYPOGLY CEMIC DISORDERS Helen M. Lawler 10 Lipid Disorders Emily B. Schroeder and Michael McDermott 11 Obesity Elizabeth A. Thomas and David Saxon
II B one and Mineral Disorders 12 Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases: Evaluation Michael T. McDermott 13 Measurement of Bone Mass Christine Swanson 14 Osteoporosis Management Michael T. McDermott 15 Osteomalacia, Rickets, and Vitamin D Insufficiency William E. Duncan 16 Paget’s Disease of Bone Matthew P. Wahl and Christine M. Swanson 17 Hypercalcemia Leonard R. Sanders 18 Hyperparathyroidism Leonard R. Sanders 19 Hypercalcemia of Malignancy Michael T. McDermott 20 Hypocalcemia Shari C. Fox 21 Nephrolithiasis Leonard R. Sanders
III P ituitary and Hypothalamic Disorders 22 Pituitary Insufficiency John J. Orrego 23 Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumors and Pituitary Incidentalomas Janice M. Kerr and Michael T. McDermott 24 Pituitary Stalk Lesions Janice M. Kerr 25 Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Tumors Virginia Sarapura 26 Growth Hormone–Secreting Pituitary Tumors Mary H. Samuels 27 Cushing’s Syndrome Mary H. Samuels 28 Glycoprotein-Secreting Pituitary Tumors Majlinda Xhikola, Shon Meek, and Robert C. Smallridge 29 Water Metabolism Leonard R. Sanders 30 Disorders of Growth Philip Zeitler 31 Growth Hormone Use and Abuse Carlos A. Torres and Homer J. LeMar, Jr.
IV A drenal Disorders 32 Primary Aldosteronism John J. Orrego 33 Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas John J. Orrego 34 Adrenal Incidentalomas Michael T. McDermott 35 Adrenal Malignancies Michael T. McDermott 36 Adrenal Insufficiency Emily B. Schroeder and Cecilia C. Low Wang 37 Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Harris M. Baloch, Nicole Vietor, and Robert A. Vigersky
V Thyroid Disorders 38 Thyroid Testing Michael T. McDermott 39 Hyperthyroidism Thanh D. Hoang and Henry B. Burch 40 Hypothyroidism Katherine Weber and Bryan R. Haugen 41 Thyroiditis Ayesha F. Malik, Robert C. Smallridge, and Ana Chindris 42 Thyroid Nodules and Goiter Michele B. Glodowski and Sarah E. Mayson 43 THYROID CANCER Veena R. Agrawal and Sarah E. Mayson 44 Thyroid Emergencies Michael T. McDermott 45 Euthyroid Sick Syndrome Michael T. McDermott 46 Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy Meghan Donnelly and Linda Barbour 47 Psychiatric Disorders and Thyroid Disease Roselyn I. Mateo and James V. Hennessey
VI R eproductive Endocrinology 48 Differences (Disorders) of Sexual Differentiation Richard O. Roberts, III and Robert H. Slover 49 Disorders of Puberty Shanlee M. Davis and Sharon H. Travers 50 Male Hypogonadism Katherine N. Vu, Vinh Q. Mai, and Robert A. Vigersky 51 Erectile Dysfunction Mark M. Cruz, Thanh D. Hoang, and Robert A. Vigersky 52 Gynecomastia Mark Bridenstine, Brenda K. Bell, and Micol S. Rothman 53 Amenorrhea Micol S. Rothman and Margaret E. Wierman 54 Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Melanie Cree-Green and Anne-Marie Carreau 55 Hirsutism and Virilization Tamis M. Bright and Aziz Ur Rehman 56 Menopause Wesley Nuffer 57 G ender-Affirming Treatment for Adults with Gender Incongruence and Gender Dysphoria Micol S. Rothman and Sean J. Iwamoto 58 U se and Abuse of Anabolic–Androgenic Steroids and Androgen Precursors Carlos A. Torres and Homer J. LeMar
VII Miscellaneous Topics 59 Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes Richard Millstein 60 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes John J. Orrego 61 Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Michael T. McDermott 62 Carcinoid Syndrome Michael T. McDermott 63 Aging and Endocrinology Kerrie L. Moreau, Sean J. Iwamoto, and Shauna Runchey 64 Endocrinopathies Caused by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors David Saxon and Thomas Jensen 65 Sleep and Endocrinology Roger A. Piepenbrink 66 Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Logan R. McKenna, Maria B. Albuja-Cruz, Robert C. McIntyre Jr., and Christopher D. Raeburn 67 Adrenal Surgery Oliver J. Fackelmayer, Chris Raeburn, Robert McIntyre Jr., and Maria Albuja-Cruz 68 Pancreas and Other Endocrine Tumor Surgery Stephanie Davis, Maria Albuja-Cruz, Chris Raeburn, and Robert McIntyre, Jr. 69 Bariatric Surgery Jonathan A. Schoen and Kevin B. Rothchild 70 Endocrinology in Africa Helen Yifter Bitew and Abdurezak Ahmed Abdela 71 Famous People With Endocrine Disorders Pratima Kumar, Kenneth J. Simcic, and Michael T. McDermott 72 Interesting Endocrine Facts and Figures Michael T. McDermott 73 Endocrine Case Studies Michael T. McDermott
Michael T. McDermott, MD, Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, Lucas Family Endowed Chair in Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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