Presented in case study format, this book is a comprehensive guide to endocrine disorders in children.
Divided into seven sections, it covers all major endocrine problems in infants, children and adolescents, including growth, puberty, obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, fluid and electrolyte balance, hypoglycaemia, calcium metabolism, and sexual development disorders. The final section discusses radiological and nuclear imaging.
Written by experienced paediatric endocrinologists from Asia, USA, UK and South Africa, each topic features algorithms for evaluation and management, as well as diagrams and tables, to enhance learning.
Key points
Comprehensive guide to paediatric endocrine disorders
Covers all major endocrine problems in infants, children and adolescents
Author and editor team from Asia, USA, UK and South Africa
Each topic features algorithms for evaluation and management
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Editions-Typ
Produkt-Hinweis
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30 Tabellen, 52 Abbildungen, 48 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder
30 Tables, unspecified; 48 Halftones, unspecified; 52 Illustrations
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Höhe: 241 mm
Breite: 159 mm
Dicke: 16 mm
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ISBN-13
978-93-5152-363-5 (9789351523635)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Vandana Jain
Additional Professor, Division of Paediatric Endocrinology, Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Ram Menon MD
David Murray Cowie Research Professor of Paediatrics and Communicable Diseases; Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology; Director, Paediatric Endocrinology, CS Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Medical School, USA
Section 1: Disorders of Growth, Sexual Development, and Puberty
Short Stature
Disorders of Sex Development
Puberty and its Disorders
Hyperandrogenism in Girls
Section 2: Disorders of Thyroid and Adrenal Glands
Thyroid Disease
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Adrenal Insufficiency
Cushing Syndrome
Pheochromocytoma in Children and Adolescents
Section 3: Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
Hypoglycemia in Infants and Children
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Monogenic and Neonatal Diabetes
Section 4: Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity and its Complications Including Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
Genetic/Syndromic Obesity: Prader-Willi Syndrome
Section 5: Disorders of Water, Electrolyte, and Mineral Balance
Endocrine Causes of Disturbed Water and Sodium Homeostasis
Hypocalcemia in Neonatal Period
Hypocalcemia in Older Children
Rickets
Hypercalcemia in Children
Section 6: Endocrine Manifestations of Systemic Diseases and Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Endocrine Complications of Systemic Disease or Their Therapy
Evaluation of A Child with Suspected Inherited Metabolic Disorder or Developmental Delay
Section 7: Endocrine Imaging, Dynamic Endocrine Tests, and Growth Charts
Radiological Imaging in Pediatric Endocrine Disorders
Nuclear Imaging in Pediatric Endocrine Disorders
