3: Management of diabetes
Section 3 Management of diabetes Type 1 diabetes – initiating therapy Type 2 diabetes – initiating therapy Glycaemic monitoring Principles of education in diabetes Organization of diabetes care Type 1…
1: Diagnosis, classification, epidemiology and biochemistry
Section 1 Diagnosis, classification, epidemiology and biochemistry The syndrome of diabetes mellitus Classification of diabetes mellitus Epidemiology Metabolic syndrome Haemochromatosis (’bronze diabetes’) Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) Biochemistry of diabetes Appendix…
5: Chronic complications
Section 5 Chronic complications Ocular complications Diabetic neuropathy Diabetic foot disease Diabetic nephropathy Diabetic cardiovascular disease Dermatological features of diabetes mellitus Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disease Infection and diabetes Ocular…
2: Initial management and education
Section 2 Initial management and education Clinical presentation of diabetes History and initial physical examination Screening for diabetes Who makes the diagnosis? Initial management Influence of comorbidity Lifestyle management Encouraging…
4: Acute metabolic complications
Section 4 Acute metabolic complications Hypoglycaemia Diabetic ketoacidosis Diabetic hyperosmolar non-ketotic syndrome – hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic syndrome Lactic acidosis Hypoglycaemia Type 1 diabetes Hypoglycaemia is the most-feared complication of therapy in…
6: Special topics
Section 6 Special topics Childhood and adolescence Diabetes in the elderly Management of diabetes in women of childbearing age Surgery and diabetes Intercurrent illnesses Bariatric surgery Male and female sexual…
Dermatologic conditions in the elderly
Figure 35.1 Seborrheic keratoses: stuck-on, waxy, crumbling, hyperpigmented papules and plaques. Recognition and reassurance are all that is typically required when counseling patients. Although UV-induced signature mutations have been described…
Rehabilitation in the elderly
Figure 44.1 Older person with a high functional reserve who suffers a catastrophic illness. Figure 44.2 Person with a high functional reserve who suffers debilitating events but is able to…
Musculoskeletal injuries in the elderly
Figure 34.1 (A) Preoperative and (B) postoperative anteroposterior (AP) radiographs of a displaced periprosthetic fracture of the femur distal to a total hip replacement. The implant was stable in the…
Eye problems of the aged
Figure 39.1 Cross-section anatomy of the eye, orbit, and eyelids: (A, B) posterior lamellae of eyelid, (C) orbital septum, (D) orbital fat, (E) superior fornix and conjunctiva, (F) inferior fornix…
