Pediatric endocrinology mechanisms, manifestations, and management

Pediatric endocrinology mechanisms, manifestations, and management

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...

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Other Authors: Pescovitz, Ora Hirsch (Editor), Eugster, Erica A. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2004
Subjects:
Endocrine System Diseases
Child
Endocrine System > physiopathology
Hormones > physiology
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Table of Contents:
  • Genetic disorders in pediatric endocrinology / Amy E. Potter and John A. Phillips III
  • Genetic syndromes with endocrinopathies / Patricia Y. Fechner
  • Diagnostic imaging in pediatric endocrinology / Donald D. Corea, Aslam R. Siddiqui, and Mary K. Edwards-Brown
  • Molecular concepts and techniques in endocrinology / Constantin Polychronakos and Zubin Punthakee
  • Molecular genetics of hypothalamic-pituitary axis development / Phu V. Tran ... [et al.]
  • Consequences of mutations in pituitary transcription factor genes / John S. Parks and Milton R. Brown
  • Clinical disorders of the posterior pituitary / Gary L. Robertson
  • Endocrine issues in survivors of childhood cancer / Thomas Moshang, Jr., and Stuart A. Weinzimer
  • Biologic and clinical aspects of molecular defects along the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor I axis / Zvi Laron
  • Physiology of the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor axis / Katie A. Woods and Ron G. Rosenfeld
  • Clinical aspects of growth and growth disorders / Robert Rapaport and Deborah A. Bowlby
  • Short stature and quality of life : a review of assumptions and evidence / David E. Sandberg, Melissa D. Colsman, and Linda D. Voss
  • Turner syndrome / Marsha Lynn Davenport and Ali S. Calikoglu
  • Endocrinopathies in infants who are small for gestational age / Mireya H. Garcia, Radhika H. Muzumdar, and Paul Saenger
  • Molecular genetic control of sex differentiation / Mary M. Lee
  • Disorders of sexual differentiation / Mary Pat Gallagher and Sharon E. Oberfield
  • Diagnosis and treatment of the undescended testicle / Martin Kaefer
  • Androgens and behavior : implications for the treatment of children with disorders of sexual differentiation / Sheri A. Berenbaum
  • Control of the onset of puberty / Jean-Pierre Bourguignon
  • Growth hormone, sex steroids, and insulin-like growth factor I: metabolic effects in puberty and beyond / Nelly Mauras
  • Precocious puberty / Peter A. Lee and James R. Kerrigan
  • Delayed puberty / John C. Achermann
  • Gynecomastia / Edward O. Reiter and Glenn D. Braunstein
  • Hyperandrogenism in children and adolescents / M. Belén Roldán-Martin and Selma Feldman Witchel
  • Endocrine disrupters and development of the reproductive system : a pediatric perspective / Katharina M. Main ... [et al.]
  • Hypoglycemia in infants and children / Agneta L. Sunehag and Morey W. Haymond
  • Genetics of type 1 diabetes / Alba E. Morales, Jin-Xiong She, and Desmond A. Schatz
  • Pathophysiology of insulin-dependent diabetes / Rosanna V. Fiallo-Scharer and George S. Eisenbarth
  • Management of type 1 diabetes mellitus / David W. Cooke and Leslie P. Plotnick
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents / Neslihan Güngör, Ingrid M. Libman, and Silva A. Arslanian
  • Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes / Antoinette Moran

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