An ideal resource for both pediatricians and endocrinologists, Sperling's Pediatric Endocrinology, 5th Edition, brings you fully up to date with accelerating research; new discoveries in metabolic, biochemical and molecular mechanisms; and the resulting advances in today's clinical care. The editorial team of world-renowned pediatric endocrinologists led by Dr. Mark Sperling, as well as expert contributing authors, cover comprehensive and current aspects of both basic science and clinical practice. Whether you're preparing for certification or have extensive clinical experience, this detailed, authoritative reference helps you increase your knowledge and determine the best possible course for every patient.
- Delivers trusted guidance in every area of the field: including Endocrine Disorders of the Newborn, Endocrine Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence, and Laboratory Tests.
- Features new topics such as transgender issues in children and adolescents and endocrinology of pregnancy, the fetus and the placenta.
- Offers expert coverage of hot topics such as disorders of sexual development, molecular basis of endocrine disorders, hypoglycemia in newborns and infants; neonatal and other monogenic forms of diabetes; Type I and Type II diabetes and their treatment with new insulins together with the progress in an artificial pancreas and new medications for T2DM in adolescents; the obesity epidemic and role of bariatric surgery; and advances toward personalized medicine.
- Includes easy-to-follow algorithms and numerous quick-reference tables and boxes in every clinical chapter, plus interactive questions online for self-assessment.
- Offers state-of-the-art information and fresh perspectives from new and award-winning authors in such areas as disorders of growth, multiple endocrine tumors, and puberty and its disorders in girls and boys.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Table of Contents
SECTION I Principles and Methods of Pediatric Endocrinology,?11. Overview and Principles of Pediatric Endocrinology,?1 Mark A. Sperling 2. Molecular Endocrinology, Endocrine Genetics, and Precision Medicine,?9 Ram K. Menon, Massimo Trucco, Joseph A. Majzoub, Constantine A. Stratakis 3. Receptor Transduction Pathways Mediating Hormone Action,?? 30 Bassil Kublaoui, Michael A. Levine 4. Endocrinology Laboratory Testing,?86 Jon Nakamoto
SECTION II Endocrine Disorders in the Neonate,?106
5. Fetal-Maternal Endocrinology and Parturition,?106 Sam Mesiano, Helen N. Jones, Heide Aungst, Tani Malhotra, Louis J. Muglia 6. Ambiguous Genitalia,?123 Selma Feldman Witchel, Peter A. Lee 7. Hypoglycemia in the Newborn and Infant,?175 Diva D. De Leon, Paul Thornton, Charles A. Stanley, Mark A. Sperling 8. Disorders of the Thyroid in the Newborn and Infant,?? 202 Johnny Deladoey, Julia Elisabeth von Oettingen, Guy Van Vliet 9. Disorders of Mineral Metabolism: Normal Homeostasis,?220 Allen W. Root 10. Monogenic Diabetes Mellitus: Neonatal Diabetes and Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young,?279 Siri Atma W. Greeley*, Mary K. McCauley*, Louis H. Philipson, Mark A. Sperling *Authors contributed equally to this chapter
SECTION III Childhood and Adolescent Endocrinology,?299
11. Disorders of Childhood Growth,?299 Alexander A.L. Jorge, Adda Grimberg, Mehul T. Dattani, Jeffrey Baron 12. Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary,?357 Abhinash Srivatsa, Joseph A. Majzoub 13. Thyroid Disorders in Children and Adolescents,?395 Scott Rivkees, Andrew J. Bauer 14. The Adrenal Cortex and Its Disorders,?425 Walter L. Miller, Christa E. Fl?ck, David T. Breault, Brian J. Feldman 15. Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma, Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, and Hereditary Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes,??? 491 Steven G. Waguespack, Lauren Fishbein 16. Puberty in the Female and Its Disorders,?528 Robert L. Rosenfield, David W. Cooke, Sally Radovick 17. Turner Syndrome,?627 Philippe Backeljauw, Steven D. Chernausek, Claus H?jbjerg Gravholt, Paul Kruszka 18. Puberty and Its Disorders in the Male,?661 Mark R. Palmert, Yee-Ming Chan, Leo Dunkel 19. Care of Transgender/Gender Nonconforming Youth,?? 695 Stephen M. Rosenthal, Amy B. Wisniewski 20. Disorders of Mineral Metabolism II. Abnormalities of Mineral Homeostasis in the Newborn, Infant, Child, and Adolescent,?? 705 Allen W. Root, Michael A. Levine 21. Diabetes Mellitus,?814 Mark A. Sperling, Joseph I. Wolfsdorf, Ram K. Menon, William V. Tamborlane, David Maahs, Tadej Battelino, Moshe Phillip 22. Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes,?884 Bimota Nambam, Michael J. Haller, William E. Winter, Desmond Schatz 23. Hypoglycemia in the Toddler and Child,??? 904 Joseph I. Wolfsdorf, Charles A. Stanley 24. Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Disorders of Energy Balance,?939 Joan C. Han, Ram Weiss 25. Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents,?1004 Stephen R. Daniels, Sarah C. Couch
Index,?1022
Interactive questions for self-assessment can be found in the e-book; see inside front cover for details.
