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With the many new possibilities for diagnosis and treatment, our understanding of endocrine diseases in children has changed significantly in recent years. In Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide, world-renowned authorities capture these promising developments in a concise, up-to-date set of detailed guidelines for the clinical management of pediatric endocrine disorders. The text 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 systems, as well as metabolic syndromes. Each chapter contains 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 section delineating the risks and benefits of the therapeutic options available. Outcome data are included, as well as long-term data on the safety and efficacy of the various treatments. Invaluable tables summarize the etiologies, critical factors in diagnosis, clinical presentation, and therapeutic dosages. Although the authors have focused on diagnosis and treatment, they also discuss the pathophysiology and genetic mechanisms involved in pediatric endocrine diseases and survey recent progress made in our understanding of the fundamental biology. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guide offers pediatric endocrinologists, pediatricians, and family physicians a concise guide to the etiologies, diagnosis, and optimal treatment of pediatric endocrine disorders, as well as a deeper understanding of their pathophysiology and genetic mechanisms.

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