{"product_id":"cushings-disease-edward-r-laws-jr-9780128043400","title":"Cushing's Disease: An Often Misdiagnosed and Not So Rare Disorder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCushing's Disease: An Often Misdiagnosed and Not So Rare Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e reviews the epidemiology of Cushing's, including statistics on the incidence and prevalence of this disease. There are discussions of the signs and symptoms and the most common co-morbidities, such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, amenorrhea, and infertility. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurgical, medical, and radiotherapeutic treatments, including indications, results, risks, and complications, are reviewed. Also featured is a chapter on the patient's perspective, coping with Cushing's, quality of life, and psychosomatic issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for the wide range of physicians who treat patients with Cushing's disease symptoms, as well as biomedical researchers who investigate the etiology and mechanisms of rare genetic diseases, in particular rare endocrine disorders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward R. Laws Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0128043407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780128043400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Academic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Edward R. Laws Jr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946206888191,"sku":"9780128043400","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2bac893e-6a7e-4b2a-bcda-6872b3f0dab7.jpg?v=1681512030","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cushings-disease-edward-r-laws-jr-9780128043400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}