Metabolic and Endocrine Problems in the Elderly

ACTH adenoma adrenal assay assessment associated blood glucose levels bone calcidiol cancer carbohydrate carcinoma cardiac cardiovascular cause changes Chap chronic Clin Endocrinol Metab clinical coma common concentrations corticosteroids cortisol Cushing's Cushing's syndrome daily decline dehydration diabetes insipidus diabetes mellitus diagnosis dietary disease disorders diuretics dose drugs effects of ageing elderly diabetics elderly patients elevated endocrine fluid geriatric Gerontol gland glycaemic goitre growth hormone hyper hypercalcaemia hyperparathyroidism hypertension hyperthyroidism hypoglycaemia hypokalaemia hyponatraemia hypotension impairment important increased infection insulin intake intravenous lesion MacLennan WJ menopause metabolism mmol/l muscle neuropathy NIDDM normal obesity oestrogen old age oral osmolality osteomalacia osteoporosis parathyroid particularly peripheral pituitary plasma potassium prevalence problem prolactin protein reduced renin response result risk secretion serum calcium sexual sodium sulphonylureas suppression surgery symptoms syndrome Table therapy thyroid function thyroid hormone thyrotoxicosis thyroxine tion tissue treatment tumour urinary usually vitamin vitamin D women