Practical Pediatric Endocrinology is a multiauthored book penned by those practicing Pediatric Endocrinology. This book provides with a concise, straightforward, and clearly written approach for the evaluation of common topics in pediatric endocrinology as growth, thyroid, diabetes, adrenal, calcium and bone, and mineral disorders. It covers the most common and challenging conditions seen by practicing pediatricians and pediatric endocrinologists and primary care physicians. Its primary focus is on the practical design with easy-to-read disease-specific chapters. It offers the clinical management of pediatric endocrine diseases and disorders and helps the reader manage the major endocrine disorders encountered in primary care pediatric practice. The text presents with some understanding of the basics, etiology and the major presentations, the diagnosis, and management of pediatric endocrine disorders. It includes abundant algorithms and tables, providing quick access to essential information. By and large, the chapters end with few case vignettes with the learning points. The appendix includes the summarized Laboratory Assessment of Endocrine Disorders and Endocrine Therapeutics to facilitate with investigative workup and the medications.

This book is intended to serve as a table top reference book not only for pediatric endocrinologists at all stages of their careers, but also for general pediatricians with an interest in endocrinology and diabetes, and endocrinologists in adult practice who may also be treating children and adolescents. It shall further facilitate to prepare a practicing physician for communications with parents of a child with the common endocrine conditions. Pediatricians, family physicians, residents, fellows, and medical students will benefit in their common clinical practice.