Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology

by Brook, Charles G. D.; Hindmarsh, Peter C.; Jacobs, Howard S.

• ISBN13: 9780632051489
• ISBN10: 0632051485
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

Clinical Paediatric Endocrinology is established as the leading international work of reference in the field, covering childhood endocrine disorders, their diagnosis and treatment. The boundaries of this branch of paediatrics are wide and difficult to define, but a comprehensive approach is taken here: the book covers the disorders of classic hormones as well as those of growth factors and regulatory peptides and neuroendocrinology. The use of diagnostic testing and imaging is well covered. The clinical descriptions are well supported by photographs, while the sections on investigation and management are extensive. The entire book has been completely restructured and revised. In the 3rd edition there were 40 chapters. While the extent of the coverage remains as wide, these subjects are now discussed in 27 more integrated chapters, which combine the the pathology with the relevant science and physiology. In addition to the classic chapters a new chapter titled evidence-based paediatric endocrinology precedes the closing reference section on tests and normal values. This new edition is more concise and accessible. Professor Brook continues to bring to the subject the authority he has to previous editions.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vi
Foreword	viii
Preface to the Fourth Edition	ix
Preface to the First Edition	x
Hormones and their target cells	1	(16)
N. J. Marshall
Hormone pulsatility	17	(10)
D. R. Matthews
P. C. Hindmarsh
Hormone assays	27	(10)
M. J. Wheeler
Principles underlying endocrine tests	37	(12)
P. C. Hindmarsh
C. G. D. Brook
The placenta	49	(11)
J. C. P. Kingdom
W. L. Whittle
M. D. Kilby
Physiology of sexual determination and differentiation	60	(17)
P. H. Saenger
Endocrinology of the newborn	77	(18)
G. L. Warne
P. Dabadghao
Boneh
Normal growth and its endocrine control	95	(20)
P. E. Clayton
M. S. Gill
Growth assessment Purpose and interpretation	115	(9)
C. G. D. Brook
P. C. Hindmarsh
Management of disorders of size	124	(16)
R. L. Hintz
The physiology of puberty	140	(25)
D. M. Styne
Disorders of puberty	165	(15)
Nicola Bridges
Reproductive endocrinology	180	(13)
Diana F. Wood
S. Franks
Disorders of water balance	193	(29)
G. L. Robertson
Urogenital implications of endocrine disorders in children and adolescents	222	(23)
D. T. Wilcox
Sarah Creighton
C. R. J. Woodhouse
P. D. E. Mouriquand
Thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and pancreas surgery	245	(8)
R. C. G. Russell
T. R. Kurzawinski
Brain tumours affecting growth and development	253	(6)
E. R. Laws
Management of multiple endocrine neoplasia	259	(8)
J. L. H. O'Riordan
The late endocrine consequences of curing childhood cancer	267	(21)
Helen A. Spoudeas
The thyroid gland	288	(33)
Rosalind S. Brown
The adrenal cortex and its disorders	321	(56)
Walter L. Miller
Calcium and bone metabolism	377	(13)
D. A. Heath
N. J. Shaw
Disorders of calcium and bone metabolism	390	(21)
D. A. Heath
N. J. Shaw
Diabetes mellitus	411	(29)
Stephanie A. Amiel
C. R. Buchauan
Cardiovascular risk	440	(8)
P. Vallance
Towards evidence-based paediatric endocrinology	448	(7)
S. P. Taback
Clinical trials in paediatric endocrinology	455	(12)
Angela Wade
M. A. Preece
Tests in paediatric endocrinology and normal values	467	(30)
M. T. Dattani
Index	497