Overview
- Concise, how-to guide to the diagnosis of pediatric endocrine diseases
- Expanded coverage and new topics reflecting commonly seen disorders in pediatric endocrinology practices
- Accessible discussion of pathophysiology and genetic mechanisms
- Practical summary tables for etiology, diagnosis, and therapeutic dosages
- Review of risks and benefits of different treatment options
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Contemporary Endocrinology (COE)
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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.
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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Growth Disorders
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Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disorders
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Adrenal Disorders
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Thyroid Disorders
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Reviews
From the reviews of the second edition:
“The second edition of this volume has introduced changes, updates, extensions and references up to 2010. It is a clinically oriented text useful to pediatric endocrinologists and practitioners.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 11 (2), September, 2013)Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sally Radovick, MD
The John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baltimore, MD, USA
Margaret H. MacGillivray, MD
Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Department of Pediatrics, Buffalo, NY, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pediatric Endocrinology
Book Subtitle: A Practical Clinical Guide, Second Edition
Editors: Sally Radovick, Margaret H. MacGillivray
Series Title: Contemporary Endocrinology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-395-4
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-60761-394-7Published: 20 February 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-60761-395-4Published: 20 February 2013
Series ISSN: 2523-3785
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3793
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XV, 624
Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour
Topics: Endocrinology, Pediatrics, Primary Care Medicine, Internal Medicine