Obesity and Nutrition
Obesity and Nutrition Jeffrey I. Mechanick Elise M. Brett DEFINITION Obesity is a chronic disease diagnosed when an adult person has a body mass index (BMI) of 30 to 34.9…
Lipid Disorders
Lipid Disorders Francis Q. Almeda Susan DeLange Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the major cause of mortality in industrialized nations, and despite impressive advances in cardiovascular care, the adverse event…
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus Haitham S. Abu-Lebdeh Gregg D. Simonson TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS Definition Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder of glucose homeostasis that manifests secondary to…
Reproductive Disorders
Reproductive Disorders Neil Goodman Rhoda H. Cobin AMENORRHEA Definition Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation in a woman during her reproductive years. Primary amenorrhea is defined as never having menstruated…
Metabolic Bone Disorders
Metabolic Bone Disorders Alaleh Mazhari Zeina Habib Pauline Camacho EVALUATION OF METABOLIC BONE DISORDERS As with any disease, the workup of metabolic bone disorders starts with a comprehensive history and…
Adrenal Disorders
Adrenal Disorders Dana Erickson Steven A. De Jong EVALUATION OF ADRENAL FUNCTION Evaluation of Glucocorticoid Function Cortisol Normal production of cortisol by adrenal glands has diurnal variation. This fact, along…
Thyroid Disorders
Thyroid Disorders M. Regina Castro Hossein Gharib EVALUATION OF THYROID FUNCTION Thyrotropin Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), or thyrotropin, is the single most useful measurement in the evaluation of thyroid function. Produced…
Hypothalamic—Pituitary Disease
Hypothalamic—Pituitary Disease Gerald Charnogursky Nicholas Emanuele Mary Ann Emanuele Hong Lee Shanika Samarasinghe INTRODUCTION OF THE HYPOTHALAMIC—PITUITARY AXIS The hypothalamic—pituitary unit is a complex neuroendocrine system that is responsible for…
Green Tea Drinking and Stomach Cancer in Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China Correspondence and Reprint Requests:
Green Tea Drinking and Stomach Cancer in Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China Correspondence and Reprint Requests: Outline This chapter will document population-based case-control studies in Jiangsu Province, an ideal…
Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index and Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease among Men and Women in China
Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index and Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease among Men and Women in China Outline The association between blood pressure (BP), body mass index (BMI) and risk…
