Endocrinology of Aging

This companion site contains the contents of every chapter in the form of PowerPoint slides. These slides can be used as reference and to present the information from the book to an audience. Note: Download the zip file, unzip it, and run the index.html file in any browser.

• Chapter 1 opens in new tab/window - Basic principles of the aging process with endocrine and nutritional implications. Aging and disease in endocrinology

• Chapter 2 opens in new tab/window - 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 opens in new tab/window - Senile and postmenopausal osteoporosis: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment

• Chapter 6 opens in new tab/window - Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: physiological changes, hypothyroidism, and hyperthyroidism

• Chapter 7 opens in new tab/window - Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: thyroid nodules, and simple goiter

• Chapter 8 opens in new tab/window - Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: thyroid cancer

• Chapter 9 opens in new tab/window - Physiology and diseases of the adrenal glands in the elderly

• Chapter 10 opens in new tab/window - Male hypogonadism in advanced age: physiology, etiology, diagnosis. Functional hypogonadism in the elderly

• Chapter 11 opens in new tab/window - 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 opens in new tab/window - Menopause as a manifestation of aging

• Chapter 13 opens in new tab/window - Endocrine surgery in elderly patients

• Chapter 14 opens in new tab/window - Body composition and metabolic changes with aging

• Chapter 15 opens in new tab/window - Obesity, a condition that mimics premature aging

• Chapter 16 opens in new tab/window - Relationships among frailty, sarcopenia and the endocrine-metabolic changes of advanced age: pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

• Chapter 17 opens in new tab/window - Diabetes mellitus in the elderly

• Chapter 18 opens in new tab/window - Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for aging

• Chapter 19 opens in new tab/window - Dyslipidemia in the elderly

• Chapter 20 opens in new tab/window - Assessment of nutritional status in the elderly. Causes and management of malnutrition in the elderly

• Bonus Chapter opens in new tab/window - Gender incongruence in advanced age. Conceptual and therapeutic considerations. Influence of hormonal and non-hormonal treatment in the aging process