Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology

by Brook, Charles G. D.; Clayton, Peter; Brown, Rosalind

• ISBN13: 9781405180801
• ISBN10: 1405180803
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-10
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

A benchmark reference textbook.An exceptional editorial team and internationally renowned contributors come together to bring you Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology. This new book is full of practical advice and is essential reading for everyone involved in the care of children and adolescents with endocrine disease and disorders.This outstanding reference book has been fully updated to feature new concepts, new investigations and new molecular mechanisms and is full of practical, clinical advice. The perfect text for pediatric endocrinologists, endocrinologists and pediatricians.

Author Biography

Professor Charles Brook MA, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, was the founder and first director of the London Centre for Paediatric Endocrinology at Great Ormond Street and The Middlesex Hospitals. His professorial chair of Paediatric Endocrinology at University College London was the first academic appointment in this subject in UK.

Professor Peter Clayton BSc, MD(Manchester), MRCP, FRCPCH, is Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology & Child Health at the Academic Unit of Child Health and Human Development and Reproductive Health Academic Group and consultant paediatric endocrinologist at Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital, UK

Professor Rosalind Brown, MD, received her bachelor's degree and medical degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She is an active staff member at Children's Hospital Boston in Massachusetts, and is a consulting staff member at MetroWest Medical Center. At Children's Hospital Boston, Dr. Brown is the director of Clinical Trial Research (Endocrinology), the coordinator of the Clinical Research Conference, Endocrine Division, the Children's Hospital Boston liaison for the Inter-Hospital Thyroid Conference, and serves as chair of the Career Development Workshop Subcommittee, Endocrine Division.

Table of Contents

Genetics and Genomics

Principles of Hormone Action

Measuring Hormones, Molecular Tests and their Clinical Application

Congenital Disorders of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Somatotrope Axis

Acquired Disorders of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis

Evaluation of Growth Disorders

Management of Disordered Growth

Evaluation and Management of Late Effects of Cancer Treatment

Evaluation and Management of Disorders of Sex Development

Evaluation of Disordered Puberty

Management of Disordered Puberty

The Thyroid

The Adrenal Cortex and its Disorders

Polyglandular Syndromes

Disorders of Water Balance

The Parathyroid and Disorders of Calcium and Bone Metabolism

Endocrine Neoplasia in Childhood

Diabetes Mellitus

Hypoglycemia: Assessment and Management

Childhood Obesity

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Weight Regulation and Monogenic Obesity

Ethical Issues in Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology

Appendix: Syndrome-specific Growth Charts

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