The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Diabetes Insipidus: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to diabetes insipidus, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on diabetes insipidus. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Diabetes Insipidus: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Diabetes Insipidus; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Diabetes Insipidus; Chapter 5. Books on Diabetes Insipidus; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Diabetes Insipidus; Chapter 7. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 8. Dissertations on Diabetes Insipidus; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; DIABETES INSIPIDUS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Central Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Insipidus, Neurohypophyseal, Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus, Vasopressin-Resistant Diabetes Insipidus, Vasopressin-Sensitive Diabetes Insipidus.