This practical volume in the "Clinical Practice in Pediatric Series" focuses on the major endocrine disorders found in clinical practice. Each chapter begins with a discussion of normal physiology, providing normative clinical standards and normal lab values for each disorder. Separate sections present information on disorders of hormone deficiency, hormone resistance, and hormone excess. Tables in subchapters inform the reader about diagnosis, laboratory and radiologic studies, therapies, and when to refer to a specialist. Key points at the end of each chapter highlight vital information.
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I. Carbohydrate Disorders 1. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus 2. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 3. Hypoglycemia II. Sexual Development 4. Normal Pubertal Development 5. Early Pubertal Development 6. Delayed Pubertal Development 7. Intersex III. Growth 8. Disorders of Growth IV. Thyroid 9. Disorders of the Thyroid V. Adrenal Gland 10. Disorders of the Adrenal Gland VI. Calcium, Phosphorus, and Bone 11.n Physiology and Hypocalcemic Disorders 12. Hypercalcemic Disorders 13. Osteoporosis VII. Vasopressin and Disorders of Fluids and Electrolytes 14. Hormonal Control of Fluid and Electrolytes 15. Diabetes Insipidus 16. Salt Wasting and the Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH)
