The Metabolic Syndrome in Clinical Practice

ISBN-13: 9781846289101 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 262 str.

Satish Mittal

Opis

Presently, there is so much focus on diabetes and cardiovascular disease, that the clinical intervention that is required towards its precursor, metabolic syndrome, is often not realised. Metabolic Syndrome in Clinical Practice will draw the attention of clinicians towards the importance of diagnosing metabolic syndrome, and therapeutic (including lifestyle) intervention that could be enforced earlier on to prevent its consequences and complications. In doing so, the understanding of present diagnostic criteria and how various metabolic risk factors play their role in its pathogenesis is crucial. "

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The author’s stated purpose is to provide a practical approach to the understanding of insulin resistance, obesity, hypertriglyceridemia and the subsequent proinflammatory and prothrombic states. … This is a reference for medical students through attending physicians as well as anyone who wishes to study or obtain additional information on the metabolic syndrome. This book is written at an understandable level for all levels of scientific students of physiology. … the book is comprehensive and an important library addition." (Vincent F. Carr, Doody's Review Service, February, 2008)

Spis treści

Components of Metabolic Syndrome.- Pathogenesis of the Metabolic Syndrome.- Clinical Diagnosis of the Metabolic Syndrome.- Consequences of the Metabolic Syndrome.- Clinical Management of the Metabolic Syndrome.- The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.

O autorze

Dr Satish Mittal MBBS is a General Medical Practitioner and former General Practice Principal, East Molesey, East Surrey Health Authority, Surrey, UK; and Clinical Governance Lead and Chairman of Clinical Governance Committee, East Elmbridge Primary Care Group, Esher, Surrey, UK. He previously worked as a registrar in cardiology and general medicine. He also previously published books entitled Coronary Heart Disease in clinical Practice (Springer), Heart Disease and its Risk Factors (Ajanta International), 501 Women’s Questions Answered (Ajanta), Everyday Child Care (Ajanta), and Women and Their Health Clarewood).

Blurb

One-third of adults in the US and an alarming proportion of children have the metabolic syndrome and as such it represents a global public health problem. There has been an abundance of research dedicated to understanding the pathophysiology, epidemiology and therapeutic strategies of metabolic syndrome, but no other topic has provoked so much discussion on the usage of its term as a syndrome, its precise cause, utility and even its very existence.

Metabolic Syndrome in Clinical Practice addresses current issues and interactions surrounding metabolic syndrome, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It provides a practical approach to the understanding of insulin resistance and obesity/hypertriglyceridemic waist as underlying factors causing metabolic syndrome and is written as a series of practical and thoroughly referenced questions and answers. The questions have been carefully selected to address those issues relevant to clinical practice. Crucial to the understanding of this syndrome, the components of metabolic syndrome are dealt with in depth.

This book is a valuable reference resource on the topic for residents in internal medicine, family medicine/primary care physicians, medical students, nurse practitioners and related health professionals who need to update and improve their knowledge in the field of newly emerging science of the metabolic syndrome.