A state-of-the-art and concise resource presenting the clinical management of pediatric endocrine diseases and disorders, this third edition of the highly regarded textbook covers the most common and challenging conditions seen by practicing endocrinologists and primary care physicians, including growth, hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal, thyroid, calcium and bone, and reproductive disorders, as well as metabolic syndromes. This expanded third edition includes new topics such as conditions of overgrowth, low bone density and its management, endocrine issues related to sexual identity, mineralocorticoid disorders and endocrine hypertension, and endocrine emergencies. Some existing chapters are expanded to take into account recent advances in the field. Each chapter contains key points, an introductory discussion of the problem, a review of the clinical features that characterize it, the criteria needed to establish a diagnosis, and a comprehensive therapy section delineating the risksand benefits of the best therapeutic options available. New to this edition are concluding sections in each chapter containing relevant case material and multiple choice review questions. 

Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide, Third Edition is a comprehensive resource for all clinicians concerned with the myriad endocrinologic disorders seen in children and adolescents.

<p>Childhood Growth Hormone Deficiency and Hypopituitarism.- Growth Hormone Insensitivity.- Normal Variant and Idiopathic Short Stature

Growth Hormone Treatment of the Short Child Born Small for Gestational Age
Growth Hormone Therapy in Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome.- Growth Hormone Therapy in Children with Turner Syndrome, Noonan Syndrome, and SHOX Gene Mutations
Management of Adults with Childhood-Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency
Skeletal Dysplasias
Growth Hormone Excess and Other Conditions of Overgrowth
Diabetes Insipidus
Management of Acute and Late Endocrine Effects Following Childhood Cancer.- Treatment Endocrinologic Sequelae of Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity
Adrenal Insufficiency
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Cushing Syndrome in Childhood
Mineralocorticoid Disorders and Endocrine Hypertension
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
Non-Thyroidal Illness Syndrome
Resistance to Thyroid Hormone (RTH) and Resistance to TSH (RTSH)
 Thyroid Neoplasia
Abnormalities in Calcium Homeostasis
Rickets: The Skeletal Disorders of Impaired Calcium or Phosphate Availability
Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and Management
Delayed Puberty and Hypogonadism
Precocious Puberty
Management of Infants Born with Disorders/Differences of Sex Development
Menstrual Disorders and Hyperandrogenism in Adolescence.- Contraception
Hypoglycemia
Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Youth
Disorders of Lipid Metabolism
Autoimmune Endocrine Disorders
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
Care of Gender Nonconforming / Transgender Youth
Management of Endocrine Emergencies
The Endocrine Response to Critical Illness
The Endocrine Response to Critical Illness.</p>