Endocrine Secrets

"...a highly practical, fully up-to-date and easily digestible overview of endocrine gland diseases for specialists. The popularity of this textbook or medical refresher course is evidenced by the 8th edition over the past 30 years.... The printed version of the book includes a code for downloading the electronic version of the publication.... The conclusion of the chapter is summarized in six key points, which summarize the most important findings of the entire chapter on half a page.... At the end of the entire book, the authors pleasantly surprised by including 34 short mini-case reports. The detailed index and high-quality publishing also deserve praise.... The entire book has a clear, easy-to-remember and pleasant form both in terms of the format of the text and its language. The effectiveness of learning...can thus be very high." Review by Case Studies in Diabetology, April 2026

• SECTION I Fuel Metabolism1. Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology, Classification, and Diagnosis2. Diabetes Mellitus: Acute and Chronic Complications3. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus4. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus5. Diabetes Technology: Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Pumps6. Carbohydrate Counting and Precise Insulin Dosing7. Inpatient Management of Diabetes and Stress Hyperglycemia8. Diabetes in Pregnancy9. Diabetes Management in Cancer Patients10. Hypoglycemic Disorders11. Lipid Disorders12. ObesitySECTION II Bone and Mineral Disorders13. Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases14. Measurement of Bone Mass15. Osteoporosis Management16. Osteomalacia, Rickets, and Vitamin D Insufficiency17. Paget’s Disease of Bone18. Hypercalcemia19. Hyperparathyroidism20. Hypercalcemia of Malignancy21. Hypocalcemia22. NephrolithiasisSECTION III Pituitary and Hypothalamic Disorders23. Anterior Pituitary Insufficiency (Hypopituitarism)24. Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumors and Pituitary Incidentalomas25. Pituitary Stalk Lesions26. Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Tumors27. Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Tumors28. Cushing’s Syndrome29. Glycoprotein Secreting Pituitary Tumors30. Water Metabolism31. Disorders of Growth32. Growth Hormone Use and AbuseSECTION IV Adrenal Disorders33. Primary Aldosteronism34. Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas35. Adrenal Incidentalomas36. Adrenal Malignancies37. Adrenal Insufficiency38. Congenital Adrenal HyperplasiaSECTION V Thyroid Disorders39. Thyroid Testing40. Hyperthyroidism41. Hypothyroidism42. Thyroiditis43. Thyroid Nodules and Goiter44. Thyroid Cancer45. Thyroid Emergencies46. Euthyroid Sick Syndrome47. Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy48. Psychiatric Disorders and Thyroid Disease49. Disorders of Puberty50. Male Hypogonadism51. Erectile Dysfunction52. Gynecomastia53. Amenorrhea54. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome55. Hirsutism and Virilization56. Menopause57. Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults58. Use and Abuse of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Androgen PrecursorsSECTION VI Miscellaneous Topics59. Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes60. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia61. Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors62. Carcinoid Syndrome and Carcinoid Crisis63. Aging and Endocrinology64. Endocrinopathies Due to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors65. Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery66. Adrenal Surgery67. Pancreas and Other GI Neuroendocrine Tumors68. Bariatric Surgery69. Health Care Disparities in Endocrinology70. Endocrinology in Africa71. Pseudoendocrine Disorders: Recognition and Management72. Famous People With Endocrine Disorders73. Interesting Endocrine Facts and Figures74. Endocrine Case Studies