Ch.1: Acute Adrenal Insufficiency

Lynn Loriaux

Ch.2: Diabetic Ketoacidosis & Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Syndrome

Beatrice C. Lupsa, Silvio Inzucchi

Ch.3: Hypoglcemia

Phillip Cryer

Ch.4: Necrotizing soft tissue infections

Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett

Ch.5: Malignant (Necrotizing) Otitis Externa

Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett

Ch.6: Mucormycosis

Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett

Ch.7: Emphysematous Cholecystitis

Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett

Ch.8: Emphysematous pyelonephritis

Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett

Ch.9: Thyrotoxic Crisis: Thyroid Storm

John J. Reyes-Castano, Kenneth Burman

Ch.10: Myxedema Coma

Ines Donangelo, Glenn D. Braunstein

Ch. 11: Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis

Brian Wong, J. Stone Doggett

Ch. 12: Hyponatremia - SIADH

David Ellison

Ch. 13: Diabetes Insipidus

David Ellison

Ch. 14: Pheochromocytoma Hypertensive Crisis

Vitaly Kantorovich, Karel Pacak

Ch. 15: Hypocalcemia

Robert Klein

Ch. 16: Hypercalcemia

Robert Klein

Ch. 17: Pituitary Apoplexy

Shlomo Melmed, Pouyan Famini

Ch. 18: Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)

Robert Barbieri

Ch. 19: Ambiguous Genitalia in the Newborn

Walter Miller, Selma F. Witchel

Ch. 20: Porphyrias - Acute Manifestations

Karl E. Anderson

Ch. 21: Acute Pancreatitis due to Hyperchylomicronemia

Bart Duell

Endocrine Emergencies: Recognition and Treatment offers a state-of-the-art update on the management of endocrine, diabetic, and metabolic emergencies. Developed by renowned experts, this comprehensive and easy to read title brings the field fully up to date, setting a high standard for diagnosis and treatment in each category. All chapters begin with a summary that presents, in concentrated form, what the physician needs to know to begin the evaluation and emergency treatment of the known endocrine emergencies. This is followed by an extended discussion of the pathophysiology that can be read after initial treatment has begun. Covering such areas as hypoglycemia, acute adrenal insufficiency, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, thyroid storm, and pituitary apoplexy, just to name several, Endocrine Emergencies: Recognition and Treatment is an invaluable, practical resource that will be of great interest to endocrinologists, internal medicine and emergency room physicians, fellows and residents.