DISORDERS OF GLUCOSE METABOLISM . . . . . 2
Diabetes Mellitus
Complications of Diabetes
Treatment of Diabetes
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Hyperglycemic Syndrome
Hypoglycemia
Syndrome X - Insulin Resistance Syndrome
DYSLIPIDEMIAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Lipoprotein Physiology
Secondary Cause of Hyperlipidemias
Approach to Dyslipidemias
Treatment of Dyslipidemias
OBESITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
OVERVIEW OF HORMONES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PITUITARY GLAND . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Growth Hormone
Prolactin
LH and FSH
Antidiuretic Hormone
Oxytocin
Pituitary Tumours
Hypopituitarism
THYROID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TSH
Thyroid Hormones
Tests of Thyroid Function
Tests of Thyroid Structure
Hyperthyroidism
A. Graves’ Disease
B. Subacute Thyroiditis
C. Toxic Nodular Goitre
D. Postpartum Thyroiditis
E. Thyrotoxic Storm
Hypothyroidism
A. Congenital Hypothyroidism
B. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
C. Riedel’s Struma
D. Myxedema Coma
E. Sick Euthyroid Syndrome
Non-toxic Goitre
Thyroid Nodules
Thyroid Malignancies
ADRENAL CORTEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
ACTH
Cortical Hormones
Tests of Adrenocortical Function
Hyperaldosteronism
Cushing’s Syndrome
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Hirsutism and Virilization
Adrenocortical Insufficiency
ADRENAL MEDULLA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Pheochromocytoma
MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA. . . . . 37
CALCIUM DISORDERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Calcium Homeostasis
Hypercalcemia
Hypocalcemia
METABOLIC BONE DISEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia and Rickets
Renal Osteodystrophy
Paget’s Disease of Bone
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY . . . . . . 46
Tests of Testicular Function
Male Gonadal Disorders
A. Male Hypogonadism
B. Male Infertility
C. Erectile Dysfunction
D. Gynecomastia
Abnormalities of Puberty
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