Endocrinology of Critical Disease

1 General Adaptation Syndrome: An Overview.- 2 Developmental Considerations: The Fetal and Neonatal Endocrine Response to Stress.- 3 Growth, Development, and Critical Disease.- 4 Pituitary Response to Stress: Growth Hormone and Prolactin.- 5 The Sympathoadrenomedullary Response to Critical Illness.- 6 The Adrenocortical Response to Critical Illness: The CRH—ACTH—Cortisol Axis.- 7 Adrenocortical Response to Critical Illness: The Renin—Aldosterone Axis.- 8 Thyroid Response to Critical Illness.- 9 Pathophysiology of Water Metabolism During Critical Illness.- 10 Alterations in Fuel Metabolism in Critical Illness: Hyperglycemia.- 11 Alterations in Fuel Metabolism in Critical Illness: Hypoglycemia.- 12 Critical Illness and Calcium Metabolism.- 13 Skeletal Metabolism in Critical Illness.- 14 Testicular Function in Critical Illness.- 15 The Female Gonadal Response to Critical Disease.- 16 Effects of Aging on the Hormonal Response to Stress.