Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Endocrine Hypertension
The prevalence of hypertension is almost three times as high as that of diabetes mellitus type 2, with both conditions being major risk factors for stroke, ischemic heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failure. The exact prevalence of hypertension related to hormonal derangements (endocrine hypertension) is not known but estimated to affect less than 15% of hypertensive patients. Recent scientific discoveries have increased the understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms of hypertension. In Endocrine Hypertension, a renowned panel of experts provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of this disorder, discussing when to assign an endocrine cause in one of many conditio...
Stress
In Stress: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications George P. Chrousos and his co-authors present a comprehensive overview of the multiple facets of the stress response, a field that has seen rapid advancement in knowledge in the past few years. The authors describe the stress system and its components; the basic mechanisms of the stress response as well as its biochemical and pathophysiological mechanisms; the mechanisms of disease states resulting from dysregulation of the stress systems; and management strategies for disease. Cross-cultural studies and studies of the relationship of stress to temperament, aging, obesity, amenorrhea, and psychoneurotic disorders are also presented.
Mechanisms of Physical and Emotional Stress
It has been over 50 years since Hans Selye formulated his concept of stress. This came after the isolation of epinephrine and norepinephrine and after the sympathetic system was associated with Walter Cannon's "fight or flight" response. The intervening years have witnessed a number of dis coveries that have furthered our understanding of the mechanisms of the stress response. The isolation, identification and manufacture of gluco corticoids, the identification and synthesis of ACTH and vasopressin, and the demonstration of hypothalamic regulation of ACTH secretion were pivotal discoveries. The recent identification and synthesis of CRR by Willie Vale and his colleagues gave new impetus to stress research. Several new concepts of stress have developed as a result of advances in bench research. These include the concept of an integrated "stress sys tem", the realization that there are bi-directional effects between stress and the immune system, the suggestion that a number of common psychiatric disorders represent dysregulation of systems responding to stress, and the epidemiologic association of stress with the major scourges of humanity.
Adolescent Gynecology and Endocrinology
An exploration of advances in adolescent gynaecology and endocrinology in both basic research in endocrinology and physiology, and in clinical applications. Topics include the the endometrium and the menstrual cycle, disorders of the ovarian cycle and puberty, and gynaecological surgical procedures and genetic disorders during adolescence. Adolescent sexuality and reproduction as well as trends in contraception are also addressed.
Research Companion to Organizational Health Psychology
The rapid and sweeping changes in the economy, technology, work practices and family structures mean that organizational health psychology has never been so essential for understanding stress in the workplace. This timely Research Companion is essential reading to advance the understanding of healthy behaviors within working environments and to identify problems which can be the cause of illness. Containing both theoretical and empirical contributions written by distinguished academics working in Europe, North America and Australia, the book covers leading edge topics ranging from current theories of stress, stress management, and stress in specific occupational groups, such as doctors and teachers, to the relationship of stress with well-being. It provides systematic approaches towards practical actions and stress interventions in working environments and a solid theoretical framework for future research. It will be an essential companion to research on psychology and medicine as well as stress.
The Young Woman at the Rise of the 21st Century
This volume explores the recent advances in basic research on the gynecological issues facing young women, and how they apply clinically. Topics examined include neuroendocrinology of the menstural cycle; the endocrinolgy of implantation; prenatal diagnosis; the endocrinology of human gestation and parturition; molecular biology and genetics relative to the estrogen receptor, ovarian dysfunction and gynecologic cancer; perinatal care in maternal and fetal well being; obesity and the polycstic ovarian syndrome; anemia and pregnancy; oral contraceptives and their effects on arteries and veins; the estrogen-deficiency syndrome; osteoporosis in young women; endoscopic surgery; sexually transmitted diseases in common practice; and fertility potential in young women.
Steroid Hormone Resistance
This volume represents the first attempt to present in one place the clinical syndromes and the pathophysiologic basis for the "resistance states" to each of the classes of steroid hormones. Glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, androgens, estrogens, progesterone and vitamin D have widely diverse roles ranging from the control of homeostasis to reproduction and bone formation. They are similar in that they share a chemical structure and that their action is in the cell nucleus where they induce transcription of specific genes leading to synthesis of function-specific proteins. Clinical syndromes of steroid hormone resistance to androgens (complete and partial testicular feminization), aldoste...
Stress
This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the multiple facets of the stress response, a field that has seen rapid advancement in knowledge in the past few years. The stress system and its components are described; the basic mechanisms of the stress response as well as its biomedical and pathophysiological resulting from dysregulation of the stress systems are presented; and management strategies for disease are proposed. Cross-cultural studies and studies of the relationship of stress to temperament, ageing, obesity, amenorrhea and psychoneurotic disorders are also presented.
Women's Health and Disease
An overview of scientific information from a variety of perspectives that explore aspects of women's health and disease, including the fields of gynaecology, endocrinology, reproductive biology, molecular biology and genetics. There are 80 papers altogether.
