Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes looks at issues in children arising from either deficient or excessive production of hormones; chemical messengers secreted into the blood stream from specialised glands. It contains information on endocrine glands, diabetes and its management, and
clinical problems such as short stature, puberty and obesity.
Written by two senior clinicians, the fully revised second edition offers evidence-based guidance to practitioners in the field. With bullet points, illustrations and clinical tips, the information in this comprehensive handbook is easy to access. Presented in pocket size, this it is the ideal
source to have on the ward.
Author(s): Gary Butler, Jeremy Kirk
Series: Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Paediatrics
Edition: 2
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 480
City: Oxford
cover
Series
Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Copyright
Contents
Preface to second edition
Symbols and abbreviations
1 Growth (including short stature and tall stature)
2 Puberty and its disorders
3 The pituitary and hypopituitarism
4 Endocrine effects of other diseases and treatments
5 Diabetes mellitus
6 Obesity
7 Hypoglycaemia
8 Adrenal gland disorders
9 Thyroid gland disorders
10 Calcium, vitamin D, and bone disorders
11 Differences of sex development (DSD)
12 Gender incongruence
13 Endocrine emergencies
14 Endocrine investigations and laboratory reference ranges
Appendix: Patient support groups and other endocrine organizations
Index
