Pediatric endocrinology : the requisites in pediatrics / [edited by] Thomas Moshang.
Series: Requisites in pediatrics | Requisites series©2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xv, 282 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780323018258
- 0323018254
- RJ418 .P346 2005
- 2004 K-245
- WS 330
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This volume in the Requisites in Pediatrics series offers expert guidance on the major endocrine disorders found in clinical practice. It uses the proven Requisites format to deliver the information you need--fast. Perfect for quick review and exam preparation, this is one resource you'll consult again and again. Each chapter begins with a discussion of normal physiology, providing normative clinical standards and normal lab values for each disorder. Separate sections in each chapter present information on disorders such as hormone deficiency hormone resistance and hormone excess. Tables offer guidance on diagnosis, laboratory and radiologic studies, therapies, and when to refer to a specialist. Key points at the end of each chapter highlight vital information.
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).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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