Description
The integration of endocrinology in critical care medicine has led to new experimental and clinical data on the complex endocrine and metabolic derangements accompanying non-endocrine severe illnesses. The joining of these two disciplines has generated important novel insights with significant clinical implications. Acute Endocrinology: From Cause to Consequence compiles these new findings into an important and highly relevant new resource. Part one deals with the classical life-threatening illnesses caused by primary endocrine diseases such as thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, acute adrenal crisis, acute calcium disorders, pheochromocytoma, severe hyper- and hypoglycemia. Part two looks at endocrinology from the ICU side, starting with a general overview of the dynamic neuroendocrine and metabolic stress responses in the condition of intensive care-dependent, non-endocrine critical illness. Acute Endocrinology: From Cause to Consequence provides a unique and up-to-date overview of the joining of these two disciplines and seeks to stimulate further interdisciplinary research in this important and exciting field. Part 1 : Endocrine diseases causing potentially life-threatening emergencies Thyrotoxicosis – Powlimi J. Nadkarni, MD, Kenneth D. Burman, MD, PhD Myxedema coma – Suzanne Myers Adler, MD, Leonard Wartofsky, MD, PhD Acute adrenal crisis – Paul Lee, MD,Ken K. Y. Ho, MD, PhD Acute calcium disorders – Sophie J. Van Cromphaut, MD, PhD, Roger Bouillon, MD, PhD Pheochromocytoma and other diseases of the sympathetic nervous system – Umasuthan Srirangalingam, MD Hyperglycemic crises : Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic, hyperosmolar state (HHS) – Abbas E. Kitabchi, MD, PhD, Joseph N. Fisher, MD Hypoglycemia : an endocrine emergency – Jean-Marc Guettier, MD, Phillip Gordon, MD Part 2 : Endocrine disturbances caused by non-endocrine critical illnesses 8. The dynamic neuroendocrine response to critical illness – Lies Langouche, PhD, Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD 9 Changes within the GH/IGF-I/GFBP axis in critical illness – Dieter Mesotten, MD, PhD, Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD 10. Changes within the thyroid axis during the course of critical illness – Liese Mebis, MSc, Lies Langouche, PhD, Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD 11. The adrenal response to critical illness – Mikael Alves, MD, Xavi Borrat, MD, Djillali Annane, MD, PhD 12. Catecholamines and vasopressin during critical illness – Pierre Asfar, MD, PhD, Peter Radermacher, MD, PhD, Enrico Calzia, MD, PhD 13. The diabetes of injury: novel insights and clinical implications – Ilse Vanhorebeek, PhD, Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD 14. Disorders of body water homeostasis – Suzanne Myers Adler, MD, Joseph Verbalis, MD, PhD
