title: Monitoring endocrine function.
abstract: This article reviews current knowledge concerning the monitoring of endocrine function in patients in the clinical setting. Monitoring techniques are discussed and literature is reviewed regarding diabetes mellitus, thyroid, and parathyroid disorders, pheochromocytoma, adrenal insufficiency, and carcinoid tumors.
authors.affiliation: Division of Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology, PH 527-B, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Moitra
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sladen
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D010279:Parathyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin