Main description:

Celebrating more than twenty years as the single best source in the field, this Fifth Edition has now expanded into two cornerstone 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.

Contents:

PART 1:OBESITY. Obesity in Children. Treatment of Childhood Obesity. DIABETES. Diagnosis & Classification of Diabetes in Children. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children. Diabetes Autoimmunity. Management of the Child with Type 1 Diabetes. Practical Aspects ofDiabetic Care. Hyperglycemic Comas in Children. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Genetic & Atypical Diabetes Mellitus. INSULIN RESISTANCE AND ITS COMPLICATIONS. Insulin Resistance Syndrome. Low Birth Weight & Endocrine Dysfunction in Post-Natal Life.Hypertension in Children: Endocrine Considerations. Lipid Disorders in Children & Adolescents. HYPOGLYCEMIA. Hypoglycemia in Children. Neonatal Hypoglycemia. Emergencies of Inborn Metabolic Disease. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS & RESOURCES. Private PediatricEndocrine Practice. Clinical Research. Reference Charts and TablesPart 2:GROWTH AND GROWTH DISORDERS. Worrisome Growth. Idiopathic Short Stature.Hypopituitarism: Idiopathic and Tumors. Growth Hormone Deficiency in the Adult: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood. Growth Hormone Treatment. Skeletal Dysplasias. Tall Stature & Overgrowth Syndromes. ADRENAL DISORDERS AND SEXUAL DEVELOPMENTABNORMALITIES. Adrenal Disorders: Hypo and Hyperfunction. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Disorders of the Adrenal Medulla. Puberty & its Disorders. Turner Syndrome. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Hirsutism. Menstrual Disorders in Adolescents. Disorders ofSexual Differentiation. THYROID DISORDERS. Thyroid Disorders in Infancy. Hypothyroidism. Hyperthyroidism. Thyromegaly. Thyroid Tumors. DISORDERS OF CALCIUM AND MINERAL METABOLISM. Calcium Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Neonatal Calcium, Phosphorusand Magnesium Disorders. Rickets and Osteoporosis. Brittle Bone Syndromes. MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS. Abnormal Tests in Non-endocrine Conditions. Autoimmune Endocrinopathies. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias. Endocrine Tumors. Disorders of Water Homeostasis.Endocrine Disorders after Cancer Therapy. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND RESOURCES. Radiation Terrorism. Using the Web to Obtain Information on Genetic and Hormone Disorders. Dynamic Testing