Pediatric Endocrinology
A Clinical Handbook
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The Evaluation of a Child or Adolescent with Possible Endocrine Disease
As in all disciplines, history and physical examination are crucial to determining a course of evaluation. A standard pediatric history and physical examination will serve the evaluator well, but in several ar...
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Introduction to Pediatric Endocrinology: The Endocrine System
The endocrine system regulates reproduction, growth and development, homeostasis of the organism (or maintenance of the internal environment), and the production, storage, and utilization of energy. The endocr...
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Medications for Pediatric Endocrinology
The following is a list of commonly used mediations for pediatric endocrinology. It is incumbent upon the prescriber to check for allergies, contraindications, side effects, and safety in pregnancy. Also note ...
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Disorders of the Adrenal Gland
Disorders of the adrenal gland can lead to effects as disparate as abnormal sexual differentiation, decreased or increased growth velocity, and life-threatening endocrine emergencies. Diseases can arise from a...
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The Posterior Pituitary Gland and Disorders of Vasopressin Metabolism
The posterior pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis, shares a name with the anterior pituitary gland but is not related in structure; the neurohypophysis has indirect connections to the brain as t...
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Hypoglycemia
Symptoms of hypoglycemia may be as vague as malaise in a child, as difficult as feeding an infant, or as striking and clinically devastating as grand mal seizures. Conversely, a low blood sugar may instead be ...
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Disorders of the Thyroid Gland
The hormones of the thyroid gland exert important effects on growth and development including early effects on the development of the central nervous system (CNS), regulation of temperature, and influences on ...
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Pediatric Endocrine Emergencies
Much of this information is derived from the previous chapters but is summarized in this format. It is much preferable to read the indicated chapter, which covers the issues in detail.
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Differences (Disorders) of Sexual Development (Differentiation)
A newborn with differences (disorders) of sexual development (differentiation) can present a biological and psychological emergency, the former because of possible electrolyte and glucocorticoid abnormalities ...
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Laboratory Values for Pediatric Endocrinology
This list includes some of the reference ranges laboratory values used most frequently in pediatric endocrinology with standards, sample preparation, and sample sizes from Quest Diagnostics/Nichols Institute a...
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Disorders of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary Axis
The hypothalamic–pituitary axis is the translator of the function of higher central nervous system activity into endocrine activity through pituitary hormone secretion. In many cases, hypopituitarism is the te...
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Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the fourth most common chronic disease of childhood (tooth decay is the first followed by obesity and asthma) and is characterized by elevated blood glucose caused by inadequate insul...
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Disorders of Growth
Short stature is one of the most common complaints that bring a child to a pediatric endocrinologist, either by parental choice or by referral from the family’s physician. Growth can be considered a bioassay o...
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Obesity
Obesity is the most prevalent nutritional disorder of children in the USA, a remarkable change from the prominent place of malnutrition due to deficient caloric intake in childhood in the past. The US Surgeon ...
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Disorders of Calcium Metabolism and Bone
Calcium is essential for skeletal integrity and plays a crucial role in the function of all of the living cells of the body. The intracellular and intravascular concentration of calcium in the blood is maintai...
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Disorders of Puberty
Puberty should not be considered as a single event but rather as one part of the continuum of reproductive function process in which the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis begins to develop during fetal life,...
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Open AccessParental marital relationship satisfaction is associated with glycemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes
We hypothesized that glycemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes are linked to marital satisfaction of primary caregivers above and beyond parent neuroticism and child effortful control.
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The Evaluation of a Child or Adolescent with Possible Endocrine Disease
As in all disciplines, the history and physical examination are crucial to determining a course of evaluation. A standard pediatric history and physical examination will serve the evaluator well, but in a few ...
