Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide (Contemporary Endocrinology) - Hardcover

Radovick S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0896039463 ISBN 13: 9780896039469

Publisher: Springer, 2003

Synopsis

An up-to-date and concise guide to the clinical management of pediatric endocrine disorders. The text covers the most common and challenging conditions seen by practicing endocrinologists and primary care physicians, including growth, hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal, thyroid, calcium and bone, and reproductive disorders, as well as metabolic syndromes. Each chapter contains an introductory discussion of the problem, a review of the clinical features that characterize it, the criteria needed to establish a diagnosis, and a comprehensive therapy section delineating the risks and benefits of the best therapeutic options available. Invaluable tables summarize the critical factors in etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and therapeutic dosages.

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From the Back Cover

A state-of-the-art and concise guide to the clinical management of pediatric endocrine disorders, the second edition of the highly regarded Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide covers the most common and challenging conditions seen by practicing endocrinologists and primary care physicians, including growth, hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal, thyroid, calcium and bone, and reproductive disorders, as well as metabolic syndromes. This expanded second edition includes new topics being seen more commonly in pediatric endocrinology practices related to obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus and lipid disorders. Each chapter contains an introductory discussion of the problem, a review of the clinical features that characterize it, the criteria needed to establish a diagnosis, and a comprehensive therapy section delineating the risks and benefits of the best therapeutic options available. Invaluable tables summarize the critical factors in etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and therapeutic dosages.  Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide, Second Edition, is a comprehensive resource for all clinicians concerned with the myriad endocrinologic disorders seen in children and adolescents.

About the Author

Sally Radovick, MD
The John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baltimore, MD, USA

Margaret H. MacGillivray, MD
Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Department of Pediatrics, Buffalo, NY, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0896039463
• ISBN 13: 9780896039469
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 594