GROWTH & GROWTH DISORDERS. Worrisome Growth. Idiopathic Short Stature. Hypopituitarism and Other Disorders of the Growth Hormone (GH) Insulin Like Growth Factors-I (IGF-I) Axis. Growth Hormone Deficiency in the Adult. Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood. Growth Hormone Treatment. The Skeletal Dysplasias. Overgrowth Syndromes: Evaluation & Management of the Child with Excessive Growth. ADRENAL DISORDERS & SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT ABNORMALITIES. Adrenal Cortex: Hypo and Hyperfunction. An Update of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Disorders of the Adrenal Medulla- Catecholamine Producing Tumors in Childhood. Puberty & Its Disorders. Turner Syndrome. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome & Hirsutism. Menstrual Disorders in Adolescents. Disorders of Sexual Differentiation. THYROID DISORDERS. Thyroid Disorders of Infancy. Hypothyroidism. Hyperthyroidism. Thyromegaly. Thyroid Nodules and Cancers in Children. DISORDERS OF CALCIUM & MINERAL METABOLISM. Calcium Disorders in Children. Neonatal Calcium. Phosphorus & Magnesium Disorders. Rickets & Osteoporosis. Syndromes with Brittle Bones, Hyperostotic Bone Diseases & Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone. MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS. Abnormal Endocrine Test Results Due to Non-endocrine Conditions. Autoimmune Endocrinopathies. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias. Endocrine Tumors. Disorders of Water Homeostasis. Endocrine Disorders after Cancer Therapy. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS & RESOURCES. Radiation Terrorism. Using the Web to Obtain Information on Genetic and Hormone Disorders. Hormonal Dynamic Tests & Genetic Tests Used in Pediatric Endocrinology
Fima Lifshitz
"…Pediatric Endocrinology is characterized by an exceptional blend
of rigorous scholarship and pragmatism….I congratulate Dr. Lifshitz
on admirable accomplishing the monumental task of editing…a
textbook of this magnitude and complexity and ensuring that each
chapter meets his exacting standards of scholarship, clinical
relevance, and clarity of exposition."
-Joseph I. Wolfsdorf, Children's Hospital Boston, and Professor of
Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
(from the foreword)
"…this [textbook] provides the reader with…an update on the latest
developments in the field of pediatric endocrinology whil also
providing practical information on how this knowledge can be
applied to patient care."
-Janet Silverstein, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Florida
College of Medicine, Gainesville, U.S.A. (from the foreword)
"...guides the clinician through thoughtful discussions of the
various clinical manifestations of hormone imbalances... This
outstanding textbook is of interest to both practicing
endocrinologists and general pediatricians. Both groups will be
informed and stimulated by its content."
-New England Journal of Medicine(for previous edition)
"...a useful clinical guide and entry into the field for
pediatricians and house staff; it should be a part of every
pediatric department library."
-Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine (for previous edition)
"…a textbook worth the investment, and handy to have on the shelf
for both pediatricians and pediatric endocrinologists
alike."-Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism (for previous
edition)
tbook worth the investment, and handy to have on the shelf for both
pediatricians and pediatric endocrinologists alike."-Trends in
Endocrinology and Metabolism (for previous edition)
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