Endocrinopathology: Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal and Pancreatic Disorders with Their Medical, Surgical and Nursing Management

An endocrinopathology block for nursing students that opens with the course objectives and a classical review of the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system before the common endocrine disorders. The pituitary section takes diabetes insipidus through its medical, surgical and nursing management, then pituitary gigantism and acromegaly, precocious puberty and its causes, and hypopituitarism with the effects of deficit in each anterior hormone. The thyroid section covers hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, endemic iodine-deficiency goitre, nodular goitre and hyperthyroidism with their predisposing factors, clinical picture, investigations, treatment and the nursing considerations that run alongside each disorder.