Lecture Notes: Endocrinology and Diabetes

Book excerpt: This brand new title in the Lecture Notes series coversa core element of the medical school curriculum. It presents the basic science needed to understand mechanisms ofdisease and describes the clinical presentations of the disordersassociated with different glands, concluding with the relevantinvestigations and management. Focusing on conditions commonly encountered on the wards and inexams, with key points to aid revision and recall, this new titleis perfect as a course companion and is the ideal revision tool formedical students, specialist nurses, and doctors working onendocrinology rotations. Lecture Notes: Endocrinology andDiabetes is also essential for endocrinology traineesapproaching the new Knowledge Based Assessment (KBA).