Pediatric Endocrinology

A Practical Clinical Guide
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-89603-946-9
Verlag: Humana Press

Buch, Englisch, 582 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 2 g

Reihe: Contemporary Endocrinology

An up-to-date and concise guide to the clinical management of pediatric endocrine disorders. The text 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. 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.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Radovick, Sally

MacGillivray, Margaret H.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Endokrinologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pädiatrie, Neonatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Growth Disorders

Hypopituitarism
Diego Botero, Olcay Evliyaoglu, and Laurie E. Cohen

Growth Hormone Insensitivity Syndrome
Arlan L. Rosenbloom

Growth Hormone Treatment of Children with Idiopathic Short Stature or Growth Hormone Sufficient Short Stature
Jean-Claude Desmangles, John Buchlis, and Margaret H. MacGillivray

Growth Hormone Treatment of Children Following Intrauterine Growth Failure
Steven D. Chernausek

Growth Suppression by Glucocorticoids: Mechanisms, Clinical Significance, and Treatment Options
David B. Allen

Growth Hormone Therapy in Prader-Willi Syndrome
Aaron L. Carrel and David B. Allen

Turner Syndrome
Marsha L. Davenport and Ron G. Rosenfeld

Management of Adults with Childhood Growth Hormone Deficiency
David M. Cook

Part II. Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disorders

Diabetes Insipidu
Frederick D. Grant

Management of Endocrine Dysfunction Following Brain Tumor Treatment
Stuart A. Weinzimer and Thomas Moshang, Jr.

Endocrinologic Sequelae of Anorexia Nervosa
Catherine M. Gordon and Estherann Grace

Part III. Adrenal Disorders

Adrenal Insufficiency
Kathleen E. Bethin and Louis J. Muglia

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Lenore S. Levine and Sharon E. Oberfield

Cushing Syndrome in Childhood
Sandra Bonat and Constantine A. Stratakis

Mineralocorticoid Disorders
Christina E. Luedke

Part IV. Thyroid Disorders

Congenital Hypothyroidism
Cecilia A. Larson

Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
Stephen Huang

Resistance to Thyroid Hormone and TSH Receptor Mutations
Ronald N. Cohen

Thyroid Cancer in Children and Adolescents
Charles A. Sklar and Michael P. La Quaglia

Part V. Calcium and Bone Disorders

Abnormalities in Calcium Homeostasis
Ruben Diaz

Rickets: The Skeletal Disorders of Impaired Calcium or Phosphate Availability
Bat-Sheva Levine and Thomas O. Carpenter

Part VI. Reproductive Disorders and Contraception

Delayed Puberty
Diane E. J. Stafford

Precocious Puberty: Clinical Management
Henry Rodriguez and Ora H. Pescovitz

Management of Infants Born with Ambiguous Genitalia
Margaret H. MacGillivray and Tom Mazur

Menstrual Disorders and Hyperandrogenism in Adolescence
Robert L. Rosenfield

Contraception
Helen H. Kim

Part VII. Metabolic Disorders

Hypoglycemia
Charles A. Stanley

Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents
William V. Tamborlane and JoAnn Ahern

Part VIII. Men

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
Michael S. Racine and Pamela Thomas

Part IX. Endocrine and Critical Illness

The Endocrine Response to Critical Illness
Michael S. D. Agus

Index