Pediatric endocrinology : a practical clinical guide / edited by Sally Radovick, Margaret H. MacGillivray.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Radovick, Sally.

MacGillivray, Margaret H., 1930-2016.

Series:

Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)

Contemporary endocrinology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatric endocrinology.

Endocrine System Diseases.

Child.

Medical Subjects:

Endocrine System Diseases.

Child.

Physical Description:

xii, 582 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2003]

Summary:

With the many new possibilities for diagnosis and treatment, our understanding of endocrine diseases in children has changed significantly in recent years. In Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide, world-renowned authorities capture these promising developments in a concise, up-to-date set of detailed guidelines for 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 systems, 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 section delineating the risks and benefits of the therapeutic options available. Outcome data are included, as well as long-term data on the safety and efficacy of the various treatments. Invaluable tables summarize the etiologies, critical factors in diagnosis, clinical presentation, and therapeutic dosages. Although the authors have focused on diagnosis and treatment, they also discuss the pathophysiology and genetic mechanisms involved in pediatric endocrine diseases and survey recent progress made in our understanding of the fundamental biology. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide offers pediatric endocrinologists, pediatricians, and family physicians a concise guide to the etiologies, diagnosis, and optimal treatment of pediatric endocrine disorders, as well as a deeper understanding of their pathophysiology and genetic mechanisms.

Contents:

Part I Growth Disorders

1 Hypopituitarism / Diego Botero, Olcay Evliyaoglu, Laurie E. Cohen 3

2 Growth Hormone Insensitivity Syndrome / Arlan L. Rosenbloom 37

3 Growth Hormone Treatment of Children with Idiopathic Short Stature or Growth Hormone Sufficient Growth Failure / Jean-Claude Desmangles, John Buchlis, Margaret H. MacGillivray 67

4 Growth Hormone Treatment of Children Following Intrauterine Growth Failure / Steven D. Chernausek 79

5 Growth Suppression by Glucocorticoids: Mechanisms, Clinical Significance, and Treatment Options / David B. Allen 93

6 Growth Hormone Therapy in Prader-Willi Syndrome / Aaron L. Carrel, David B. Allen 105

7 Turner Syndrome / Marsha L. Davenport, Ron G. Rosenfeld 117

8 Management of Adults with Childhood Growth Hormone Deficiency / David M. Cook 139

Part II Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disorders

9 Diabetes Insipidus / Frederick D. Grant 155

10 Management of Endocrine Dysfunction Following Brain Tumor Treatment / Stuart Alan Weinzimer, Thomas Moshang, Jr. 173

11 Endocrinologic Sequelae of Anorexia Nervosa / Catherine M. Gordon, Estherann Grace 189

Part III Adrenal Disorders

12 Adrenal Insufficiency / Kathleen E. Bethin, Louis J. Muglia 203

13 Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia / Lenore S. Levine, Sharon E. Oberfield 227

14 Cushing Syndrome in Childhood / Sandra Bonat, Constantine A. Stratakis 249

15 Mineralocorticoid Disorders / Christina E. Luedke 261

Part IV Thyroid Disorders

16 Congenital Hypothyroidism / Cecilia A. Larson 275

17 Autoimmune Thyroid Disease / Stephen A. Huang, P. Reed Larsen 291

18 Resistance to Thyroid Hormone and TSH Receptor Mutations / Ronald N. Cohen 309

19 Thyroid Cancer in Children and Adolescents / Charles A. Sklar, Michael P. La Quaglia 327

Part V Calcium and Bone Disorders

20 Abnormalities in Calcium Homeostasis / Ruben Diaz 343

21 Rickets: The Skeletal Disorders of Impaired Calcium or Phosphate Availability / Bat-Sheva Levine, Thomas O. Carpenter 365

Part VI Reproductive Disorders and Contraception

22 Delayed Puberty / Diane E. J. Stafford 383

23 Precocious Puberty: Clinical Management / Henry Rodriguez, Ora H. Pescovitz 399

24 Management of Infants Born with Ambiguous Genitalia / Margaret H. MacGillivray, Tom Mazur 429

25 Menstrual Disorders and Hyperandrogenism in Adolescence / Robert L. Rosenfield 451

26 Contraception / Helen H. Kim 479

Part VII Metabolic Disorders

27 Hypoglycemia / Charles A. Stanley 511

28 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents / William V. Tamborlane, JoAnn Ahern 523

Part VIII Men

29 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes / Michael S. Racine, Pamela Thomas 535

Part IX Endocrine and Critical Illness

30 The Endocrine Response to Critical Illness / Michael S. D. Agus 551.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0896039463

OCLC:

50477248