Handbook of clinical pediatric endocrinology /

• Other Authors: Brook, C. G. D. (Charles Groves Darville), Dattani, Mehul T.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Pediatric endocrinology > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.; MEDICAL > Pediatrics.; Pediatric endocrinology.; Endocrine System Diseases > Handbooks.; Adolescent.; Child.; Infant.; Electronic books.; Handbooks and manuals.

Table of Contents:

• The relevance of molecular biology to clinical practice
• Hormones : their nature, action, and measurement
• The hypothalamo-pituitary axis
• Endocrine problems of infancy
• The management of growth disorders
• The management of puberty disorders
• The thyroid gland
• The adrenal gland
• Disorders of calcium and bone metabolism
• Water balance
• Hypoglycemia
• Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Type 1 diabetes mellitus
• Endocrine neoplasia
• Tests and normal values in pediatric endocrinology.