Acute Endocrinology:: From Cause to Consequence Book

Preface v

Contributors ix

I Endocrine Diseases Causing Potentially Life-Threatening Emergencies

1 Thyrotoxicosis Powlimi J. Nadkarni Kenneth D. Burman 3

2 Myxedema Coma Suzanne Myers Adler Leonard Wartofsky 29

3 Acute Adrenal Crisis Paul Lee Ken KY Ho 45

4 Acute Calcium Disorders Sophie J. Van Cromphaut Roger Bouillon 63

5 Phaeochromocytoma and Other Diseases of the Sympathetic Nervous System Umasuthan Srirangalingam Shern L. Chew 85

6 Hyperglycemic Crises: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS) Abbas E. Kitabchi Joseph N. Fisher 119

7 Hypoglycemia: An Endocrine Emergency Jean-Marc Guettier Phillip Gorden 149

II Endocrine Disturbances Caused by Non-Endocrine Critical Illnesses

8 The Dynamic Neuroendocrine Response to Critical Illness Lies Langouche Greet Van den Berghe 167

9 Changes Within the GH/IGF-I/IGFBP Axis in Critical Illness Dieter Mesotten Greet Van den Berghe 181

10 Changes Within the Thyroid Axis During the Course of Critical Illness Liese Mebis Lies Langouche Greet Van den Berghe 199

11 The Adrenal Response to Critical Illness Mikael Alves Xavi Borrat Djillali Annane 215

12 Catecholamines and Vasopressin During Critical Illness Pierre Asfar Peter Radermacher Enrico Calzia 229

13 The Diabetes of Injury: Novel Insights and Clinical Implications Ilse Vanhorebeek Greet Van den Berghe 255

14 Disorders of Body Water Homeostasis Suzanne Myers Adler Joseph G. Verbalis 277

Index 305