HORMONES

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HORMONES Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“ CHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION Most hormones can be classified into one of several chemical categories: amino-acid derivatives (e.g., tryptophan → serotonin…

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ROLE OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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ROLE OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“ Related posts: ACTIONS OF GROWTH HORMONE HYPOPITUITARISM ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE HYPERSECRETION DIABETES INSIPIDUS REPRESSION OF BASAL…

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DEFINITIONS

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DEFINITIONS Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“ Related posts: ACTIONS OF GROWTH HORMONE HYPOPITUITARISM ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE HYPERSECRETION DIABETES INSIPIDUS REPRESSION OF BASAL TRANSCRIPTION/COREPRESSORS PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

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ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT

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ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT Kenneth L. Becker Eric S. Nylén Richard H. Snider JR. DEFINITIONS ROLE OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM HORMONES Related posts: ACTIONS OF GROWTH HORMONE HYPOPITUITARISM ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC…

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Palliative Care in HIV/AIDS

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Palliative Care in HIV/AIDS Peter A. Selwyn In its beginning phases in the United States in the 1980s, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) care was understood almost fully within the context…

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Research Issues: Ethics and Study Design

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Research Issues: Ethics and Study Design Jodi Levinthal David Casarett The goal of good palliative care is to relieve suffering and to improve quality of life. However, it is apparent…

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Measurement of Quality of Life Outcomes

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Measurement of Quality of Life Outcomes Jason E. Owen Laura Boxley Joshua C. Klapow Introduction For many years, survival was the primary outcome of clinical trials for those diagnosed with…

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Outcomes Assessment in Palliative Care

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Outcomes Assessment in Palliative Care Joan M. Teno Accountability has been called the third revolution in medical care 1. Health care providers are now often faced with new questions. For…

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Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit Setting

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Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit Setting Thomas J. Prendergast Intensive care units (ICUs) combine, in one physical location, the most desperately ill patients with the intensive care physicians…

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Geriatric Palliative Care

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Geriatric Palliative Care Jessica Israel R. Sean Morrison In our society, the overwhelming majority of people who die are elderly. They typically die slowly of chronic diseases, over long periods…

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