The seventh edition of Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology has been compiled by an experienced editorial team and internationally renowned contributors; it presents basic science and clinical management of endocrine disorders for all involved in the care of children and adolescents. It provides treatments for a variety of hormonal diseases, including diabetes and hypoglycaemia, growth problems, thyroid disease and disorders of puberty, sexual differentiation, calcium metabolism, steroid metabolism and hypopituitarism.
Author(s): Mehul T. Dattani, Charles G. D. Brook
Edition: 7th Edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 805
Tags: Pediatric Endocrinology
Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 21
1 Genetics and Genomics......Page 23
2 Measuring Hormones......Page 53
3 Fetal Endocrinology......Page 69
4 Disorders of Sex Development......Page 127
5 Disorders of Hypothalamo‐Pituitary Axis......Page 154
6 Disorders of Growth......Page 220
7 Puberty and Its Disorders......Page 256
8 The Thyroid Gland......Page 309
9 The Adrenal Cortex and Its Disorders......Page 355
10 The Parathyroid and Disorders of Calcium and Bone Metabolism......Page 428
11 Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndromes......Page 499
12 Endocrine Neoplasia......Page 524
13 Endocrine Late Effects of Cancer Treatments......Page 550
14 Disorders of Water Balance......Page 570
15 Diabetes Mellitus......Page 600
16 Disorders Associated with Hypoglycaemia in Children......Page 687
17 Obesity......Page 716
18 Genetic Obesity Syndromes......Page 744
19 Endocrine Care During Adolescence into Young Adulthood......Page 752
Index......Page 772
