Calcium in Internal Medicine

by Hirotoshi Morii (Editor), Yoshiki Nishizawa (Editor), Shaul G. Massry (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447106678
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	12/06/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	15 MB
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Table of Contents

1. Clinical Presentation of Derangements of Mineral Metabolism.- 2. Nutritional Needs of Mineral Metabolism.- 3. Calcium Homeostasis.- A Intestinal Absorption of Calcium.- B Renal Handling of Calcium.- C Hypercalcemia and Primary Hyperparathyroidism.- D Hypocalcemia.- 4. Phosphate Homeostasis.- A Intestinal Absorption of Phosphate.- B Renal Handling of Phosphate.- C Hyper- and Hypophosphatemia.- 5. Magnesium Homeostasis.- A Intestinal Absorption of Magnesium.- B Renal Handling of Magnesium.- C Hyper- and Hypomagnesemia.- 6. The Parathyroid Gland.- 7. Parathyroid Hormone Toxicity in Chronic Renal Failure.- 8. Vitamin D Normal Physiology and Vitamin D Therapeutics in Normal Nutrition and Various Disease States.- 9. Bone.- A Normal Structure and Physiology.- B Primary Osteoporosism.- C Secondary Osteoporosis.- D Rickets and Osteomalacia.- E Bone Disease in Chronic Renal Failure.- 10. Organ Diseases Associated with Deranged Calcium Metabolism.- A Calcium and Ageing.- B Hypertension.- C Lipid Disorder.- D Atherosclerosis.- E Central Nervous System.- F Vascular Calcification.

Editorial Reviews

3 Stars from Doody

Reviewer: Jens Goebel, MD (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
Description: This monograph on calcium is intended to bridge various areas in internal medicine using calcium as the common denominator.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide an in-depth overview of calcium as it pertains to many physiological and pathophysiological processes in clinical medicine. This somewhat unique theme is interesting and appealing and earns the book a deserved place in the hands of researchers and clinicians, especially since the worthy objective of covering calcium as a common theme in varied medical areas, for the most part, is achieved.
Audience: Although not clearly stated, the book appears to be written for anyone in medicine with an interest in and/or exposure to calcium issues, including physicians in training and support staff such as nurses or dieticians. The authors are a consortium of knowledgeable and qualified physician-scientists well qualified to produce this work.
Features: The book covers various aspects of calcium in medicine, ranging from reviews of normal physiology and metabolism to specific disease entities such as osteoporosis, hypertension or renal insufficiency. This combination of topics provides a useful bridge between in-depth, general basic knowledge and individual clinical issues. At the same time, both the basic chapters as well as the chapters dealing with specific medical conditions can largely stand on their own as helpful and comprehensive reviews. A unique and somewhat questionable feature of the book is the broad attention paid to the field of calcium and dreams in chapter one. Another shortcoming is the fact that no matter how earnestly it is attempted, there is always something lacking in comprehensive reviews. For example, tacrolimus is not mentioned as one of the causes of hypomagnesemia in the chapters on magnesium, an omission of some importance in a book geared to a degree towards nephrologists.
Assessment: The book is of overall good quality and useful for those who have either a need to increase their knowledge or a specific interest in calcium in medicine.

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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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