Pediatric Endocrinology Fifth edition has now expanded into two volumes with 53 fully inclusive chapters and 73 renowned contributors that comprehensively address every topic and trend relevant to the identification, diagnosis, and management of endocrine and endocrine-related disorders in children.

Substantially revised, the Fifth edition covers the most up-to-date appraisal of obesity in the pediatric population, as well as examines the latest breakthroughs in the care of diabetes, hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, and hypoglycemic syndromes.

Pediatric Endocrinology Fifth edition also devotes chapters to the diseases of the endocrine glands, including disorders of growth, the adrenal cortex and medulla, as well as sexual differentiation, thyroid, and parathyroid conditions and fluid balance diseases.

Contents

Volume One

Obesity

1. Obesity in Children
2. Treatment of Childhood Obesity

Diabetes

3. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes in Children
4. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children
5. Diabetes Autoimmunity
6. Management of the Child with Type 1 Diabetes
7. Practical Aspects of Diabetic Care
8. Hyperglycemic Comas in Children
9. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
10. Genetic & Atypical Diabetes Mellitus

Insulin Resistance and Its Complications

11. Insulin Resistance Syndrome
12. Low Birth Weight & Endocrine Dysfunction in Post-Natal Life
13. Hypertension in Children: Endocrine Considerations
14. Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Hypoglycemis

15. Hypoglycemia in Children
16. Neonatal Hypoglycemia
17. Emergencies of Inborn Metabolic Disease

Special Considerations and Resources

18. Private Pediatric Endocrine Practice
19. Clinical Research
20. Reference Charts and Tables

Volume Two

Growth and Growth Disorders

21. Worrisome Growth
22. Idiopathic Short Stature
23. Hypopituitarism: Idiopathic and Tumors
24. Growth Hormone Deficiency in the Adult: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
25. Growth Hormone Treatment
26. Skeletal Dysplasias
27. Tall Stature and Overgrowth Syndromes

Adrenal Disorders and Sexual Development Abnormalities

28. Adrenal Disorders: Hypo and Hyperfunction
29. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
30. Disorders of the Adrenal Medulla
31. Puberty & its Disorders
32. Turner Syndrome
33. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Hirsutism
34. Menstrual Disorders in Adolescents
35. Disorders of Sexual Differentiation

Thyroid Disorders

36. Thyroid Disorders in Infancy
37. Hypothyroidism
38. Hyperthyroidism
39. Thyromegaly
40. Thyroid Tumors

Disorders of Calcium and Mineral Metabolism

41. Calcium Disorders in Children and Adolescents
42. Neonatal Calcium, Phosphorus and Magnesium Disorders
43. Rickets and Osteoporosis
44. Brittle Bone Syndromes

Miscellaneous Disorders

45. Abnormal Tests in Non-endocrine Conditions
46. Autoimmune Endocrinopathies
47. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias
48. Endocrine Tumors
49. Disorders of Water Homeostasis
50. Endocrine Disorders after Cancer Therapy

Special Considerations and Resources

51. Radiation Terrorism
52. Using the Web to Obtain Information on Genetic and Hormone Disorders
53. Dynamic Testing

Index

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