and Winfried G. Rossmanith2 (1) Lenzkirch, Germany (2) Ettlingen, Germany 3.1 The Nature of the Endocrine System 3.2 What Is a Hormone? 3.2.1 Hormonal Effect 3.2.2 Neurotransmitters 3.2.3 Cytokines/Lymphokines 3.2.4 Prostaglandins/Thromboxanes…
and Winfried G. Rossmanith2 (1) Lenzkirch, Germany (2) Ettlingen, Germany 13.1 Division of Labor 13.2 Evolution of Neuropeptide Hormones 13.3 Evolution of Glycoprotein Hormones 13.4 Insulin and Insulin-Like Proteins 13.5 Evolution…
and Winfried G. Rossmanith2 (1) Lenzkirch, Germany (2) Ettlingen, Germany 2.1 Ancient Times 2.2 New Age 2.3 Modern Times 2.4 Problems Remaining 2.5 Historical Summary Medical history is built on traditions…
and Winfried G. Rossmanith2 (1) Lenzkirch, Germany (2) Ettlingen, Germany 1.1 Whom To Thank Zum Geleit Lass die Moleküle rasen, was sie auch zusammenhobeln Lass das Tüfteln, lass das Knobeln! Heilig…
Fig. 11.1 NHS National Statistics (2010) data showing the increasing incidence of hypertension with age (Reproduced with permission from National Statistics [3]. Copyright © 2011, Re-used with the permission of…
What are the salient points to obtain from the history and examination? History What (if any) thyrotoxic symptoms are present? History and amount of weight loss. When was the lump…
Systems Symptoms of hyperthyroidism Skin Heat intolerance, hair loss, hyperhidrosis, urticaria, pruritis, eczema Cardiopulmonary Palpitation, exercise intolerance, dyspnoea on exertion, angina pectoris, orthopnoea, obstructive symptoms from enlarged thyroid (dysphagia or…
Fig. 5.1 Rundle’s curve depicting the clinical course of TED demonstrating disease activity (dotted line) and severity (solid line) against time (Reproduced from Perros et al. [1] © 2009 with…
Fig. 17.1 Cortisol day curve performed after first episode of severe hypoglycaemia Unfortunately, 6 months later she experienced a further episode of severe hypoglycaemia at work, involving a further blackout…
Herbs and natural agents Illicit drugs Prescription medications Anti-depressants and anti-psychotics Hormonal agents Others Anise Blessed thistle Fennel Fenugreek seeds Marshmallow Nettle Red Clover Red Raspberry Cannabis Cocaine Amphetamines Benzodiazepines…
