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Pediatric endocrinology : mechanisms, manifestations, and management / Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, Erica A. Eugster, editors ; Brian Brown, acquisition editor ; Grace R. Caputo, developmental editor ; Brian Crede, cover designer.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Endocrine System Diseases.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (852 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written by distinguished authorities, this volume is a comprehensive text on the mechanisms, diagnosis, and management of pediatric endocrine disorders. It provides exceptional coverage of current scientific concepts and state-of-the-art, practical clinical information. The opening sections examine genetic aspects of endocrinology and diagnostic tests, including imaging and molecular techniques. Subsequent sections cover the hypothalamus and pituitary, growth, sexual differentiation and maturation, glucose homeostasis, the thyroid, the adrenal glands, bone and mineral metabolism, abnormalities of nutrition, and multi-endocrine diseases. Each section progresses from molecular genetics and developmental endocrinology to specific clinical disorders and management strategies. Numerous illustrations highlight key concepts.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Editors""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""Section I Genetics in Endocrinology""; ""Chapter 1 Genetic Disorders in Pediatric Endocrinology ""; ""Chapter 2 Genetic Syndromes With Endocrinopathies ""; ""Section II Evaluation of Endocrine Disorders in Children""; ""Chapter 3 Diagnostic Imaging in Pediatric Endocrinology ""; ""Chapter 4 Molecular Concepts And Techniques in Endocrinology ""; ""Section III Hypothalamus and Pituitary""; ""Chapter 5 Molecular Genetics of Hypothalamic-pituitary Axis Development ""
- ""Chapter 6 Consequences of Mutations in Pituitary Transcription Factor Genes """"Chapter 7 Clinical Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary ""; ""Chapter 8 Endocrine Issues in Survivors of Childhood Cancer ""; ""Section IV Growth""; ""Chapter 9 Biologic and Clinical Aspects of Molecular Defects Along the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Axis ""; ""Chapter 10 Physiology of the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor Axis ""; ""Chapter 11 Clinical Aspects of Growth and Growth Disorders ""; ""Chapter 12 Short Stature and Quality of Life: A Review of Assumptions and Evidence ""
- ""Chapter 13 Turner Syndrome """"Chapter 14 Endocrinopathies in Infants Who Are Small for Gestational Age ""; ""Section V Sexual Differentiation and Maturation""; ""Chapter 15 Molecular Genetic Control of Sex Differentiation ""; ""Chapter 16 Disorders of Sexual Differentiation ""; ""Chapter 17 Diagnosis and Treatment of the Undescended Testicle ""; ""Chapter 18 Androgens and Behavior: Implications for the Treatment of Children with Disorders of Sexual Differentiation ""; ""Chapter 19 Control of the Onset of Puberty ""
- ""Chapter 20 Growth Hormone, Sex Steroids, and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I: Metabolic Effects in Puberty and Beyond """"Chapter 21 Precocious Puberty ""; ""Chapter 22 Delayed Puberty ""; ""Chapter 23 Gynecomastia ""; ""Chapter 24 Hyperandrogenism in Children and Adolescents ""; ""Chapter 25 Endocrine Disrupters and Development of the Reproductive System: A Pediatric Perspective ""; ""Section VI Glucose Homeostasis""; ""Chapter 26 Hypoglycemia in Infants and Children ""; ""Chapter 27 Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes ""; ""Chapter 28 Pathophysiology of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes ""
- ""Chapter 29 Management of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus """"Chapter 30 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents ""; ""Chapter 31 Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes ""; ""Section VII Thyroid""; ""Chapter 32 Molecular Mechanisms of Normal and Abnormal Thyroid Gland Development ""; ""Chapter 33 Congenital Hypothyroidism ""; ""Chapter 34 Hypothyroidism And Hyperthyroidism in Children ""; ""Chapter 35 Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer In Children and Adolescents* ""; ""Section VIII Adrenal""; ""Chapter 36 Molecular Development of the Adrenal Gland ""
- ""Chapter 37 Clinical adrenal Disorders ""
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4698-7719-8
- OCLC:
- 908670451
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