According to the United Nations, the number of people aged 60 years or over in the world is projected to be 1.4 billion in 2030 and 2.1 billion in 2050. Endocrinologists and other clinicians face the challenge of caring for the elderly. To do so, they need to incorporate geriatric principles into their clinical practice. Endocrinology of Aging: Clinical Aspects in Diagrams and Images presents chapters in a way that allows the reader to incorporate concepts and main facts of complex subjects in a visual way. As the global population becomes older, the need for a deeper understanding of geriatric pathology increases, and with it, the access to educational resources for the endocrinology and metabolism of aging. - Chapters divided according to specific endocrine and metabolic systems, providing evidence-based content regarding what is known about the function of endocrine and metabolic systems altered during the aging process - Addresses physiological changes that alter the pathophysiology of the clinical picture, explaining the characteristic pathological expressions of hormonal and metabolic disorders in the advanced age - Editors and authors are clinical endocrinologists, geriatricians, internists and endocrine surgeons, with extensive global experience in clinical and experimental gerontology - Considers the patient transitioning from young adult to elderly, discussing the endocrinological challenge to discern physiology from pathology - Focuses on age as an essential factor for diagnostic and endocrine management - Includes many pictures and diagrams, making it a user-friendly reference guide for practicing physicians

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Chapter 1: Basic Principles of the Aging Process with Endocrine and Nutritional Implications, Aging and Disease in Endocrinology
Chapter 2: Physiology and Diseases of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis in the Elderly
Chapter 3: Physiology and Diseases of the Parathyroid Glands in the Elderly
Chapter 4: Vitamin D and Calcium Deficiency in the Elderly
Chapter 5: Senile and Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Chapter 6: Physiology and Diseases of the Thyroid Gland in the Elderly: Physiological Changes, Hypothyroidism, and Hyperthyroidism
Chapter 7: Physiology and Diseases of the Thyroid Gland in the Elderly: Thyroid Nodules, and Simple Goiter
Chapter 8: Physiology and Diseases of the Thyroid Gland in the Elderly: Thyroid Cancer
Chapter 9: Physiology and Diseases of the Adrenal Glands in the Elderly
Chapter 10: Male Hypogonadism in Advanced Age: Physiology, Etiology, Diagnosis, and Functional Hypogonadism in the Elderly
Chapter 11: Male Hypogonadism in Advanced Age (Therapeutic Considerations), Gynecomastia in Advanced Age, Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy and Prostate Cancer (Endocrinological Aspects of Development and Treatment)
Chapter 12: Menopause as a Manifestation of Aging
Chapter 13: Endocrine Surgery in Elderly Patients
Chapter 14: Body Composition and Metabolic Changes With Aging
Chapter 15: Obesity, A Condition That Mimics Premature Aging
Chapter 16: Relationships Among Frailty, Sarcopenia and the Endocrine-Metabolic Changes of Advanced Age: Pathophysiology, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Chapter 17: Diabetes Mellitus in the Elderly
Chapter 18: Diabetes Mellitus as a Risk Factor for Aging
Chapter 19: Dyslipidemia in the Elderly
Chapter 20: Assessment of Nutritional Status in the Elderly, Causes and Management of Malnutrition in the Elderly
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