Calcium in Internal Medicine
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Beschreibung
Calcium plays an enormous and varied role in living systems now widely appreciated by clinicians.
Calcium in Internal Medicine demonstrates the physiological significance of calcium in clinical medicine and discusses the abnormal calcium metabolism in disorders such as renal failure, hypertension, atherosclerosis and osteoporosis.
Hirotoshi Morii (Editor) linked the clinical use of vitamin D analogues in bone diseases, Yoshiki Nishizawa (Editor) researched the connection between calcium metabolism and atherosclerosis and Shaul G. Massry (Editor) was the first to systematize the importance of excess PTH in chronic renal failure. In addition to these areas, Calcium in Internal Medicine covers basic physiology, pathophysiology, nutritional requirements and the role of calcium in the development and treatment of other various diseases. The importance of calcium and its regulatory systems is brought together in one publication providing a useful reference tool for internists, rheumatologists and endocrinologists.
Gathers together information of the basic physiology, nutritional requirements and role of calcium in various disorders Focuses on the role of calcium in the development and treatment of a wide variety of diseases Each chapter presents a case to illustrate the text
This book will explain the role of calcium metabolism in physiology, pathophysiology and the rationale for treatment in various diseases. The minerals phosphate and calcium are also looked at. The parathyroid gland is expounded and its relation to renal problems; bones and bone diseases are looked at as are other organ disorders associated with deranged calcium matabolism.
Autor*in
Hirotoshi Morii
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Absorption Calcium Internal medicine Vitamin Vitamin D bone homeostasis medicine megnesium metabolism nutrition osteoporosis pathophysiology physiology thyroid hormone
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From the reviews:
"As the title clearly announces, this book is addressed to physicians who treat adult patients; nevertheless it contains a wealth of information for pediatric endocrinologists and pediatricians as well. … The book has many illustrations, figures and tables and most chapters have references … ." (Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol. 16 (1), 2003)
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