Anesthetic Management of Endocrine Disease

I. General Principles of Endocrinology.- II. Hypothalamus.- A. Hypothalamic Functions.- B. The Endocrine Hypothalamic Function.- III. Pituitary.- A. General Discussion.- B. Physiology of Anterior Pituitary. Effects of Anesthesia and Surgery.- C. Posterior Pituitary Gland (Neurohypophysis). Effect of Anesthesia and Surgery.- D. Hypopituitarism and Anesthetic Management.- E. Hypophysectomy and Anesthetic Management.- IV. Adrenal Cortex.- A. General Discussion.- B. Effects of Anesthesia and Surgery on Adrenal Cortical Function.- C. Adrenal Hypofunction and Anesthesia.- D. Prediction of Adrenocortical Hypofunction.- E. Applications of Corticosteroids to Anesthesia and Surgery.- F. Effects and Significance of Anesthesia and Surgical Trauma on Postoperative Metabolism.- IVI. Hyperadrenocortical States: Anesthesia for Adrenalectomy.- A. Cushing's Syndrome.- B. Aldosteronism.- IVII. Anesthesia for Addison's Disease.- V. Catecholamines.- A. General Discussion.- B. Catecholamine Synthesis.- C. Physiologic Actions of Catecholamines.- D. Cardiac Responses to Sympathetic Nervous Activity during Anesthesia.- E. MAO Inhibitors and Anesthesia.- F. Sympathomimetic Amines.- G. Beta Blockers and Anesthesia.- H. Anesthetic Management of Pheochromocytoma.- VI. Thyroid.- A. General Discussion.- B. Effect of Anesthesia and Surgery on Thyroid Function.- C. Pathophysiology of Thyroid Diseases.- D. Anesthesia for Hyperthyroidism.- E. Thyrotoxic Storm (Crisis).- VII. Parathyroid.- A. General Discussion.- B. Hyperparathyroidism.- VIII. Thymus and Myasthenia Gravis.- A. General Discussion.- B. Pathophysiology of Myasthenia Gravis.- C. Anesthesia for Myasthenic Patients.- IX. Pancreas.- A. Carbohydrate and Fat Metabolism.- B. Effects of Anesthesia and Surgery on Carbohydrate and Fat Metabolism.-C. Anesthetic Management of Diabetes Mellitus.- D. Glucagon.- E. Anesthetic Management of Insulinoma.- X. Testosterone.- A. General Discussion.- B. Effects of Anesthesia and Surgery on Testosterone..- XI. Prostaglandins.- XII. Shock and Endocrinology.- A. The Effect of Injury on Metabolism.- B. Classification of Shock.- C. Pathophysiology of Shock.- D. Shock and Endocrine System.- E. Treatment of Shock.- XIII. References.- XIV. Subject Index.