Full Description
This New Edition is today's most comprehensive, definitive reference in the field, incorporating all of today's explosive discoveries in basic and clinical endocrinology. Its reliable, cutting-edge guidance for a full range of problems is combined with a wealth of information on the physiological, biochemical, and genetic basis at the molecular biological level. Dr. Mark A. Sperling and 33 contributing experts bring readers the benefits of discovery at the bench and its application at the bedside. New chapters, extensive revisions, and compelling updates will keep readers at the forefront of the diagnosis and management of endocrine disease in children.
Contents
1. Organization and Integration of the Endocrine System 2. Molecular Endocrinology: Relevance to Clinical Management of Hormonal Disorders 3. Receptor Transduction of Hormone Action: Relevance to Endocrine Disorders 4. Calcium Metabolism - Normal Homeostasis 5. Disorders of Calcium Metabolism in the Newborn and Infant 6. Ambiguous Genitalia 7. Hypoglycemia in Infants and Neonates 8. Disorders of the Thyroid in the Newborn and Infant 9. Thyroid Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence 10. Disorders of Growth Hormone/Insulin-Like Growth Factor Secretion (IGF) and Action 11. Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary 12. Diabetes Mellitus 13. Hypoglycemia in the Infant and Child 14. The Adrenal Cortex 15. Pheochromocytoma and the Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes 16. Puberty in the Female and Its Disorders 17. Turner Syndrome 18. The Testes: Disorders of Sexual Differentiation and Puberty in the Male 19. Disorders of Calcium Metabolism in the Child and Adolescent 20. Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes 21. Nutritional Disorders: Integration of Energy Metabolism and Its Disorders in Childhood 22. Imaging in Pediatric Endocrine Disorders 23. Principles of Endocrine Laboratory Examination
