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Titolo |
Clinical dilemmas in diabetes / / edited by Adrian Vella, Robert A. Rizza |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-40730-2 |
9786613407306 |
1-4443-4026-3 |
1-4443-4028-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (171 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Diabetes |
Evidence-based medicine |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Clinical Dilemmas inDiabetes; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I Prediabetes and the Diagnosis of Diabetes; 1 Is prediabetes a risk factor or is it a disease?; 2 Early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes: Useful or a phyrrhic victory?; 3 How should secondary causes of diabetes be excluded?; 4 Screening patients with prediabetes and diabetes for cardiovascular disease; Part II Initial Evaluation and Management of Diabetes |
5 What is the role of self-monitoring in diabetes? Is there a role for postprandial glucose monitoring? How does continuous glucose monitoring integrate into clinical practice?6 The optimal diet for diabetes is?; 7 How to determine when to pursue lifestyle change alone versus pharmacotherapy at diagnosis?; 8 Insulin sensitizers versus secretagogues as first-line therapy for diabetes: Rationale for clinical choice; 9 Are insulin sensitizers useful additions to insulin therapy?; 10 Is there a role for incretin-based therapy in combination with insulin? |
11 HbA1c: Is it the most important therapeutic target in outpatient management of diabetes?Part III Management of Associated Risk Factors and Disease; 12 Primary therapy for obesity as the treatment of |
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type 2 diabetes; 13 Are statins the optimal therapy for cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes? Are triglycerides an important independent risk factor for diabetes?; 14 The role of bariatric surgery in obese patients with diabetes: Primary or rescue therapy?; 15 Hyperglycemia should be avoided in critical illness and the postoperative period |
16 Is there an optimal revascularization strategy in diabetic patients with ischemic heart disease?Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Clinical Dilemmas in Diabetes provides evidence-based clinical guidance on the most common and problematic areas of concern encountered in diagnosing, treating and managing patients with diabetes. Each chapter is highly topical and has been selected due to current interest, specific recent developments, and areas of controversy. This valuable guide provides assistance in managing the life-long treatment of diabetes and the complications that often develop in patients. Clinical Dilemmas in Diabetes guides the medical team in their decision-making, particularly when there are con |
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