Endocrinology of the Aging Patient, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America: Volume 52-2

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including thyroid and aging; obesity and aging; hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and aging; male reproduction and aging; osteoporosis and aging; prediabetes and aging; and more.  Provides in-depth clinical reviews on endocrinology of the aging patient, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.  Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews. 

List of contents

Sex Hormones and Cardiovascular Disease in Relation to Menopause
Male Reproduction and Aging
Thyroid and Aging
Growth Hormone and Aging
Osteoporosis: Review of Etiology, Mechanisms, and Approach to Management in the Aging Population
Age-Associated Abnormalities of Water Homeostasis
Endocrinology of Taste with Aging
Obesity and Aging
Geriatric Syndromes in Older Adults with Diabetes
Newer Glucose-Lowering Therapies in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Perspectives on Prediabetes and Aging
Type 1 Diabetes and Aging

Product details

• Assisted by: Rita Rastogi Kalyani (Editor), Rita Rastogi (Editor-in-Chief Kalyani (Editor), Kalyani Rita Rastogi (Editor)
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Released: 23.03.2023
• EAN: 9780323939874
• ISBN: 978-0-323-93987-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 520 g
• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; METABOLISM, Endocrinology, MEDICAL / Endocrinology & Metabolism, MEDICAL / Family & General Practice, General Practice / Family Medicine