Pediatric Endocrinology A Practical Clinical Guide /

A state-of-the-art and concise resource presenting the clinical management of pediatric endocrine diseases and disorders, this third edition of the highly regarded textbook covers the most common and challenging conditions seen by practicing endocrinologists and primary care physicians, including gr...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Radovick, Sally (Editor), Misra, Madhusmita (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:3rd ed. 2018.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Childhood Growth Hormone Deficiency and Hypopituitarism.- Growth Hormone Insensitivity.- Normal Variant and Idiopathic Short Stature
  • Growth Hormone Treatment of the Short Child Born Small for Gestational Age
  • Growth Hormone Therapy in Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome.- Growth Hormone Therapy in Children with Turner Syndrome, Noonan Syndrome, and SHOX Gene Mutations
  • Management of Adults with Childhood-Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency
  • Skeletal Dysplasias
  • Growth Hormone Excess and Other Conditions of Overgrowth
  • Diabetes Insipidus
  • Management of Acute and Late Endocrine Effects Following Childhood Cancer.- Treatment Endocrinologic Sequelae of Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity
  • Adrenal Insufficiency
  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
  • Cushing Syndrome in Childhood
  • Mineralocorticoid Disorders and Endocrine Hypertension
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism
  • Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
  • Non-Thyroidal Illness Syndrome
  • Resistance to Thyroid Hormone (RTH) and Resistance to TSH (RTSH)
  • Thyroid Neoplasia
  • Abnormalities in Calcium Homeostasis
  • Rickets: The Skeletal Disorders of Impaired Calcium or Phosphate Availability
  • Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and Management
  • Delayed Puberty and Hypogonadism
  • Precocious Puberty
  • Management of Infants Born with Disorders/Differences of Sex Development
  • Menstrual Disorders and Hyperandrogenism in Adolescence.- Contraception
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Youth
  • Disorders of Lipid Metabolism
  • Autoimmune Endocrine Disorders
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
  • Care of Gender Nonconforming / Transgender Youth
  • Management of Endocrine Emergencies
  • The Endocrine Response to Critical Illness
  • The Endocrine Response to Critical Illness.