Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Hypopituitarism....Pages 3-36
Growth Hormone Insensitivity Syndrome....Pages 37-65
Growth Hormone Treatment of Children with Idiopathic Short Stature or Growth Hormone Sufficient Growth Failure....Pages 67-77
Growth Hormone Treatment of Children Following Intrauterine Growth Failure....Pages 79-92
Growth Suppression by Glucocorticoids....Pages 93-104
Growth Hormone Therapy in Prader-Willi Syndrome....Pages 105-116
Turner Syndrome....Pages 117-137
Management of Adults with Childhood Growth Hormone Deficiency....Pages 139-151
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Diabetes Insipidus....Pages 155-172
Management of Endocrine Dysfunction Following Brain Tumor Treatment....Pages 173-188
Endocrinologic Sequelae of Anorexia Nervosa....Pages 189-199
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Adrenal Insufficiency....Pages 203-226
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia....Pages 227-247
Cushing Syndrome in Childhood....Pages 249-259
Mineralocorticoid Disorders....Pages 261-271
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Congenital Hypothyroidism....Pages 275-290
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease....Pages 291-307
Resistance to Thyroid Hormone and TSH Receptor Mutations....Pages 309-325
Thyroid Cancer in Children and Adolescents....Pages 327-339
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Abnormalities in Calcium Homeostasis....Pages 343-363
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Rickets....Pages 365-379
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Delayed Puberty....Pages 383-397
Precocious Puberty....Pages 399-428
Management of Infants Born with Ambiguous Genitalia....Pages 429-449
Menstrual Disorders and Hyperandrogenism in Adolescence....Pages 451-478
Contraception....Pages 479-508
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Hypoglycemia....Pages 511-521
Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents....Pages 523-532
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes....Pages 535-547
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The Endocrine Response to Critical Illness....Pages 551-563
Back Matter....Pages 565-582