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Principles of gender-specific medicine /
The field of gender-specific medicine examines how normal human biology and physiology differs between men and women and how the diagnosis and treatment of disease differs as a function of gender. This revealing research covers various conditions that predominantly occur in men as well conditions th...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Academic Press,
2010.
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| Édition: | 2nd edition. |
| Collection: | ClinicalKey.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Section 1: Gender and Normal Development
- Introduction to Pediatrics
- 1. The Effects of Gender in Neonatal Medicine
- 2. Sexual Development, Growth and Puberty in Children
- 3. Sex Differences in Pediatric Pulmonary Disease
- 4. Gender-Specific Aspects of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
- 5. Gender Differences in Neurological Conditions of Children
- 6. Gender and Sports: Past, Present, and Future
- Section 2: Gender and the Nervous System
- Introduction
- 7. Gender Differences in the Functional Organization of the Brain
- 8. Sexual Differentiation of Brain Structure and Function
- 9. The Sexed and Gendered Brain
- 10. Gender Differences in Diseases of the Nervous System
- 11. Gender Differences in Stroke
- 12. Gender Differences in Disorders that Present to Psychiatry
- 13. Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cognitive Function
- Section 3: Cardiology
- Introduction
- 14. Gender and the Heart: Sex-Specific Differences in the Normal Myocardial Anatomy and Physiology
- 15. Gender Specific Aspects of Selected Coronary Heart Disease
- 16. Dyslipidemia Management in Women and Men: Exploring Potential Gender Differences
- 17. Gender Differences in the Role of Stress and Emotion in Cardiovascular Function and Disease
- 18. The Role of Gender in Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Section 4: Pulmonology
- Introduction
- 19. Gender Differences in Asthma
- 20. Gender Issues In Venous Thromboembolism
- 21. Gender-Specific Considerations in Pulmonary Hypertension
- 22. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- 23. Gender Differences in Susceptibility, Outcomes and Pathophysiology of Sepsis
- 24. The Gender Specific Aspects of Lung Cancer
- 25. Sleep in Women: Sex Differences in Health and Disease
- 26. Gender Differences in ILD and Connective Tissue
- 27. ILD and Autoimmune Disease
- Section 5: Gastroenterology
- Introduction
- 28. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Females
- 29. Disorders of Defecation in Women
- 30. Idiopathic Gastroparesis: Gender Aspects
- 31. Liver Disease
- 32. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Section 6: Reproductive Biology
- Introduction
- 33. Contraception
- 34. Infertility: The Male
- 35. Infertility and In Vitro Fertilization
- 36. Female Sexual Dysfunction
- 37. Male Sexual Dysfunction
- 38. Pelvic Pain: Urogenital Female
- 39. Lower Urogenital Tract Dysfunction in Men and Women
- 40. Aging and the Lower Urogenital System
- 41. Menopause
- Section 7: Oncology
- Introduction
- 42. Gender Differences in Hereditary Cancer Syndromes: Risks, Management, and Testing for Inherited Predisposition to Cancer
- 43. The Differences Between Male and Female Breast Cancer
- 44. Difference in Germ Cell Tumors of the Reproductive Tract in Men and Women
- 45. Gender-specific aspects of CNS Cancer
- Section 8: Infectious Disease
- Introduction
- 46. Gender Differences in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- 47. Infections In Pregnancy
- 48. Adult Immunization in Women and Men
- 49. Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men and Women
- Section 9: Immunology and Rheumatology
- Introduction
- 50. Gender Differences in Autoimmune Diseases: Immune Mechanisms and Clinical Applications
- 51. Hormones and Cytokines, Gender Specific Effects
- 52. Prolactin and Autoimmunity
- 53. Sex Hormone and Immune Function
- 54. Pregnancy and the Influence on Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease
- 55. Oral Contraceptives in Autoimmune Disease
- 56. GENDER SPECIFIC ISSUES IN ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION
- Section 10: Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Introduction
- 57. Endogenous Sex Hormones and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Men and Women
- 58. Thyroid Disorders in Pregnancy
- 59. Sexual Function and Dysfunction in Men and Women
- 60. Osteoporosis
- 61. Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Men and Women.