Clinical pediatric endocrinology
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 5th ed. |
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Online Access: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470987117 |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xii, 596 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9780470987117 0470987111 9781405171663 1405171669 |
Index Number: | RJ418 |
CLC: | R749.94 |
Contents: | Principles of hormone action -- Genetics, genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics -- Measuring hormones, molecular tests, and their clinical application -- Congenital disorders of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis -- Normal and disordered growth -- Genetic syndromes and dysmorphology -- Acquired abnormalities of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis leading to growth impairment -- Development of the reproductive systems -- Ambiguous genitalia -- Normal and abnormal puberty -- Gynecology -- The thyroid and its disorders -- The parathyroid and disorders of calcium metabolism -- Disorders of bone metabolism -- The adrenal cortex and its disorders -- Polyglandular syndromes -- Disorders of water balance -- Endocrine programming and the fetal and early-life origins of adult disease -- Weight regulation and monogenic obesity -- Metabolic consequences of obesity and their management -- Diabetes mellitus -- Hypolycemia -- Endocrine consequences of systemic disease: critical illness -- Consequences of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and bone marrow transplant -- Tests and normal values in pediatric endocrinology. |