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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 growth, hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal, thyroid, calcium and bone, and reproductive disorders, as well as metabolic syndromes. This expanded third edition includes new topics such as conditions of overgrowth, low bone density and its management, endocrine issues related to sexual identity, mineralocorticoid disorders and endocrine hypertension, and endocrine emergencies. Some existing chapters are expanded to take into account recent advances in the field. Each chapter contains key points, 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 risksand benefits of the best therapeutic options available. New to this edition are concluding sections in each chapter containing relevant case material and multiple choice review questions.
Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide, Third Edition is a comprehensive resource for all clinicians concerned with the myriad endocrinologic disorders seen in children and adolescents.
List 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.
About the author
Sally Radovick, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Physician-in-Chief
Bristol Myers-Squibb Children’s Hospital
Chancellor’s Scholar
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH
Fritz Bradley Talbot and Nathan Bill Talbot Professor of Pediatrics
Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
Summary
A revised and updated edition of the classic 2013 text on pediatric endocrinology, including five new chapters and revamped interior design
Discusses growth disorders, hypothalamic and pituitary disorders, adrenal disorders, thyroid disorders, mineral and bone disorders, reproductive disorders and contraception, metabolic disorders and endocrine emergencies
Includes an updated and consistent chapter format that introduces the problem, reviews its clinical features, presents the diagnostic criteria, and discusses the management strategies with an eye to risks and benefits
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“This updated edition is a comprehensive, concise, and useful clinical tool for a multitude of clinical providers. It offers a basic understanding of pathophysiology that guides readers through diagnosis and management of complex pediatric endocrine disorders.” (Michelle B Lemelman, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2018)
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"This updated edition is a comprehensive, concise, and useful clinical tool for a multitude of clinical providers. It offers a basic understanding of pathophysiology that guides readers through diagnosis and management of complex pediatric endocrine disorders." (Michelle B Lemelman, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2018)
