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

Overview......Page 11
Scope......Page 13
Moving Forward......Page 14
PART I: THE ESSENTIALS......Page 17
Overview......Page 19
What Is the Pituitary Gland?......Page 21
What Else Causes Prolactin to Rise?......Page 22
How Is Prolactinoma Diagnosed?......Page 23
How Is Prolactinoma Treated?......Page 24
How Does Prolactinoma Affect Pregnancy and Oral Contraceptiv......Page 26
More Guideline Sources......Page 27
Vocabulary Builder......Page 30
Associations and Prolactinoma......Page 35
Finding More Associations......Page 36
Finding Doctors......Page 38
Finding an Endocrinologist......Page 39
Selecting Your Doctor......Page 40
Working with Your Doctor......Page 41
Broader Health-Related Resources......Page 42
PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL......Page 43
Federally-Funded Research on Prolactinoma......Page 45
E-Journals: PubMed Central......Page 48
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed......Page 49
Vocabulary Builder......Page 50
Book Summaries: Online Booksellers......Page 51
The National Library of Medicine Book Index......Page 52
General Home References......Page 53
Vocabulary Builder......Page 54
NIH Guidelines......Page 55
NIH Databases......Page 56
Other Commercial Databases......Page 59
The Genome Project and Prolactinoma......Page 60
Specialized References......Page 64
PART III. APPENDICES......Page 67
Overview......Page 69
Your Medications: The Basics......Page 70
Learning More about Your Medications......Page 71
Commercial Databases......Page 74
Contraindications and Interactions (Hidden Dangers)......Page 75
General References......Page 76
Vocabulary Builder......Page 77
What Is CAM?......Page 79
What Are the Domains of Alternative Medicine?......Page 80
Can Alternatives Affect My Treatment?......Page 83
Finding CAM References on Prolactinoma......Page 84
Additional Web Resources......Page 85
General References......Page 86
Overview......Page 89
Food and Nutrition: General Principles......Page 90
Finding Studies on Prolactinoma......Page 94
Additional Web Resources......Page 98
Vocabulary Builder......Page 99
Preparation......Page 103
Medical Libraries Open to the Public......Page 104
Your Rights as a Patient......Page 111
Patient Responsibilities......Page 115
Choosing an Insurance Plan......Page 116
Medicare and Medicaid......Page 118
NORD’s Medication Assistance Programs......Page 121
Additional Resources......Page 122
Vocabulary Builder......Page 123
ONLINE GLOSSARIES......Page 125
Online Dictionary Directories......Page 128
PROLACTINOMA GLOSSARY......Page 129
General Dictionaries and Glossaries......Page 135
INDEX......Page 137