Anthony LoGalbo / Jahangir Moini / Matthew Adams
Librería Samer Atenea
Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
Kálamo Books
Librería Perelló (Valencia)
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Donde los libros
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Diabetes mellitus is a global epidemic with severe complications that can be of great cost. This book focuses on the complications of hypertension, heart attack or heart failure, stroke, blindness, nephropathy, neuropathy, amputations, and death, along with the prevalence and prevention of disease development. It explains distribution of the disease by age and gender, such as the development of type II diabetes in relation to obesity, which is more prevalent in younger age groups. Global mortality and costs of complications are significant, as the disease affects all ages, races, and ethnicities, making this book an invaluable resource for healthcare professionals and students everywhere.Key FeaturesA useful ready reference for students, physicians, and healthcare professionals detailing the latest diagnostic tests and treatments of diabetes and its complicationsExplains how heart failure and stroke are deadly complications of diabetes along with kidney failure and life-threatening infectionsEstablishes how cancer is linked to diabetes - a fact many people are not aware of - this book details the six types of cancer that may result from the disease, along with an individualized focus on the different 'areas' of issues that occur from diabetesDiscusses the effect of diabetes on the minds of patients, in relation to depression, anxiety, panic, PTSD, eating disorders, delirium, and dementia
