Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide, Second Edition

✍ Scribed by Christopher J. Romero M.D., Andrew N. Dauber M.D., Laurie E. Cohen M.D. (auth.), Sally Radovick, Margaret H. MacGillivray (eds.)

• Publisher: Humana Press
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 615
• Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A state-of-the-art and concise guide to the clinical management of pediatric endocrine disorders, the second edition of the highly regarded Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide covers the most common and challenging conditions seen by practicing endocrinologists and primary care physicians, including growth, hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal, thyroid, calcium and bone, and reproductive disorders, as well as metabolic syndromes. This expanded second edition includes new topics being seen more commonly in pediatric endocrinology practices related to obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus and lipid disorders. Each chapter contains an introductory discussion of the problem, a review of the clinical features that characterize it, the criteria needed to establish a diagnosis, and a comprehensive therapy section delineating the risks and benefits of the best therapeutic options available. Invaluable tables summarize the critical factors in etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and therapeutic dosages. Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide, Second Edition, is a comprehensive resource for all clinicians concerned with the myriad endocrinologic disorders seen in children and adolescents.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Childhood Growth Hormone Deficiency and Hypopituitarism....Pages 3-27
Growth Hormone Insensitivity....Pages 29-53
Skeletal Dysplasias....Pages 55-72
Idiopathic Short Stature....Pages 73-82
Growth Hormone Treatment of the Short Child Born Small for Gestational Age....Pages 83-97
Growth Hormone Therapy in Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome....Pages 99-107
Turner Syndrome....Pages 109-135
Management of Adult with Childhood-Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency....Pages 137-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Diabetes Insipidus....Pages 151-166
Management of Acute and Late Endocrine Effects Following Childhood Cancer Treatment....Pages 167-184
Endocrinologic Sequelae of Anorexia Nervosa....Pages 185-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Adrenal Insufficiency....Pages 199-221
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia....Pages 223-245
Cushing Syndrome in Childhood....Pages 247-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Congenital Hypothyroidism....Pages 261-273
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease....Pages 275-288
Non-thyroidal Illness Syndrome....Pages 289-302
Resistance to Thyroid Hormone and TSH Receptor Mutations....Pages 303-317
Thyroid Neoplasia....Pages 319-336
Front Matter....Pages 337-337
Abnormalities in Calcium Homeostasis....Pages 339-355
Front Matter....Pages 337-337
Rickets: The Skeletal Disorders of Impaired Calcium or Phosphate Availability....Pages 357-378
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Turner Syndrome, Kallmann Syndrome and Noonan Syndrome....Pages 381-394
Precocious Puberty: Clinical Management....Pages 395-421
Management of Infants Born with Disorders of Sex Development....Pages 423-440
Menstrual Disorders and Hyperandrogenism in Adolescence....Pages 441-464
Contraception....Pages 465-491
Front Matter....Pages 493-493
Hypoglycemia....Pages 495-506
Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents....Pages 507-521
Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity in Youths....Pages 523-535
Diagnosis and Treatment of Dyslipoproteinemias in Children and Adolescents....Pages 537-566
Front Matter....Pages 567-567
Autoimmune Endocrine Disorders....Pages 569-578
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes....Pages 579-589
The Endocrine Response to Critical Illness....Pages 591-603
Back Matter....Pages 605-624

✦ Subjects

Endocrinology; Pediatrics; Primary Care Medicine; Internal Medicine