Endocrine Emergencies

Details the diagnosis and management of urgent hormonal and metabolic conditions. It serves as a clinical resource for a wide range of specialists, covering critical pathologies of the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pancreas glands. Specific chapters address complex scenarios such as thyroid eye disease, myxedema coma, and hypercalcemic crises, while also providing diagnostic scoring systems and medication tables. The material further explores postoperative complications from endocrine surgeries and the physiological responses to trauma and critical illness. Additionally, the source includes protocols for nuclear emergencies, specifically the use of potassium iodide to mitigate radiation exposure. Through a multidisciplinary lens...