Endocrine Emergencies: A Pocket Guide to Endocrine Emergencies - Couverture souple

Gail Schummer

 
9780615316970: Endocrine Emergencies: A Pocket Guide to Endocrine Emergencies

Synopsis

This book has been written for clinicians who care for patients in acute care settings, to provide a better understanding of endocrinology and acquire the knowledge needed to understand and manage endocrine emergencies. The first chapter will give the reader an explanation of how the endocrine system works and how it relates to achieving homeostasis. All other chapters will focus on pathophysiology, etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic findings, treatment, and nursing diagnosis with interventions and outcomes for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) , hyperosmolar hyperglycemia state (HHS), syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH), diabetes Insipidus (DI), thyroid storm (thyrotoxicosis), myxedema coma and adrenal crisis.

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