WILLIAMS TEXTBOOK OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, 13TH EDITION

•Section I: Hormones and Hormone Action
1. Principles of Endocrinology
2. Clinical Endocrinology: A Personal View
3. Principles of Hormone Action
4. Genetics of Endocrine Disease
5. Endocrinology of Population Health
6. Laboratory Techniques for Recognition of Endocrine Disorders

•Section II: Hypothalamus and Pituitary
7. Neuroendocrinology
8. Pituitary Physiology and Diagnostic Evaluation
9. Pituitary Masses and Tumors
10. Posterior Pituitary

•Section III: Thyroid
11. Thyroid Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Evaluation
12. Hyperthyroid Disorders
13. Hypothyroidism and Thyroiditis
14. Nontoxic Diffuse and Nodular Goiter and Thyroid Neoplasia

•Section IV: Adrenal Cortex and Endocrine Hypertension
15. The Adrenal Cortex
16. Endocrine Hypertension

•Section V: Reproduction
17. Physiology and Pathology of the Female Reproductive Axis
18. Hormonal Contraception
19. Testicular Disorders
20. Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women

•Section VI: Endocrinology and the Life Span

•Section VI A: Maternal Fetal
21. Endocrine Changes in Pregnancy
22. Endocrinology of Fetal Development

•Section VI B: Childhood
23. Pediatric Disorders of Sex Development
24. Normal and Aberrant Growth in Children
25. Physiology and Disorders of Puberty

•Section VI C: Adult
26. Hormones and Athletic Performance
27. Endocrinology and Aging

•Section VII: Mineral Metabolism
28. Hormones and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism
29. Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases
30. Kidney Stones

•Section VIII: Carbohydrates and Fat Metabolism
31. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
32. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
33. Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
34. Hypoglycemia
35. Neuroendocrine Control of Energy Stores
36. Obesity
37. Disorders of Lipid Metabolism
38. Gastrointestinal Hormones and Gut Endocrine Tumors

•Section IX: Polyendocrine and Neoplastic Disorders
39. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
40. The Immunoendocrinopathy Syndromes
41. Endocrinology of HIV/AIDS
42. Endocrine Management of the Cancer Survivor
43. Neuroendocrine Tumors

For more than 65 years, Williams Textbook of Endocrinology has been the gold standard in the fieldelivering authoritative guidance on every aspect of adult and pediatric endocrine system disorders. The 13th Edition has been thoroughly updated by Drs. Shlomo Melmed, Kenneth S. Polonsky, P. Reed Larsen, and Henry M. Kronenberg, to bring you state-of-the-art coverage of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, thyroid disease, testicular disorders, and much more, all designed to help you provide optimal care to every patient. Bridging the gap between basic science and clinical information, it is an essential, relevant resource for endocrinologists, endocrine surgeons, gynecologists, internists, and pediatricians - any clinician who needs the most reliable coverage available on the diverse features across the spectrum of endocrine disease.

Features:
• Obtain a better understanding of both scientific insight and clinical data from the classic reference that delivers the current information you need in a highly illustrated, user-friendly format.

New To This Edition:
• Stay up to date with expanded discussions of autoimmune thyroid diseases, mechanisms, and the appropriate treatment of the ophthalmopathy of Graves’ disease; a new section on the interpretation of fine needle aspiration results in patients with thyroid nodules; and new coverage of when and when not to use radioiodine in the treatment of patients with thyroid cancer.
• Update your knowledge and skills with all-new chapters on Genetics of Endocrine Disease, Endocrinology of Population Health, and Laboratory Techniques for Recognition of Endocrine Disorders.
• Confidently manage any clinical endocrinopathy you may encounter thanks to new information on recent FDA-approved drugs for pituitary disorders, a new focus on pediatrics, and new content on diabetes, obesity, and appetite control.
• Benefit from the expertise of dynamic new contributors who offer fresh perspectives throughout.

Authors
•Shlomo Melmed, MD, Professor of Medicine, Senior Vice President and Dean of the Faculty, Cedars Sinai Health System, Los Angeles California.
•Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD, Richard T. Crane Distinguished Service Professor, Dean of the Division of the Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
•P. Reed Larsen, MD, FRCP, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Senior Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
•Henry M. Kronenberg, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.