Online Medical Books for Adrenal Cancer

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1. Read book excerpts
2. Adrenal Cancer: Introduction
3. Adrenal Cancer Misdiagnosis
4. Adrenal Cancer Complications
5. Clinical trials
6. Adrenal Cancer Overview
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Medical Books Excerpts

Adrenal Insufficiency
(A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)

... Primary Autoimmune/idiopathic Congenital/genetic    Adrenal aplasia or hypoplasia    Adrenoleukodystrophy/adrenomyelodystrophy ... READ EXCERPTS »

Adrenal crisis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Signs and Symptoms Profound weakness, nausea, vomiting, hypotension, dehydration, high fever followed by hypothermia, vascular collapse, renal shutdown, coma Treatment (Tx) Replacement of ... READ EXCERPTS »

Adrenal hypofunction
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Primary adrenal hypofunction (also called adrenal insufficiency or Addison’s disease) originates within the adrenal gland itself and is characterized by decreased mineralocorticoid, glucocorticoid, and androgen secretion. Adrenal hypofunction can also occur... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Introduction: Malignant Neoplasms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Primarily a disease of older adults, cancer is second only to cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in the United States (more than 560,000 deaths annually). More than 67% of patients who die of cancer are older than age 65. The most common... What causes cancer? ... Immune response ... Diagnostic methods ... Staging and grading ... Five major therapies ... Maintaining nutrition and fluid balance ... If the patient can't eat ... Total parenteral nutrition ... Pain control critical ... The hospice approach ... Psychological aspects ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

Malignant spinal neoplasms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Malignant spinal neoplasms may be any one of many tumor types similar to intracranial tumors; they involve the cord or its roots and, if untreated, can eventually cause paralysis. As primary tumors, they originate in the meningeal coverings, the parenchyma of the cord or its roots, the... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Adrenal hypofunction
(Handbook of Diseases)

... Primary adrenal hypofunction or insufficiency (Addison’s disease) originates within the adrenal gland itself and is characterized by decreased mineralocorticoid, glucocorticoid, and androgen secretion. Secondary adrenal hypofunction is due to impaired pituitary secretion of... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

Cushing Syndrome (Adrenal Excess)
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

... J. Nina Ham, MDLorraine E. Levitt Katz, MD Cushing Syndrome - BASICS Cushing Syndrome - description Cushing syndrome is a state of excess cortisol secretion by the adrenal cortex. This may be associated with excess production of other adrenal hormones,... Cushing Syndrome - DIAGNOSIS ... Cushing Syndrome - TREATMENT ... Cushing Syndrome - FOLLOW UP ... Cushing Syndrome - bibliography ... Cushing Syndrome - CODES ... Cushing Syndrome - FAQ ... READ EXCERPTS »

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