(Ebook) Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology, Fifth Edition by Peter Brook, Charles (ed.); Brown, Rosalind; Clayton ISBN 9780470987117, 9781405126557, 0470987111, 1405126558

(Ebook) Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology, Fifth Edition by Peter Brook, Charles (ed.); Brown, Rosalind; Clayton ISBN 9780470987117, 9781405126557, 0470987111, 1405126558

This new edition of the benchmark text on clinical pediatric endocrinology still remains at the forefront of world clinical opinion. Furthermore, the style, which has been the hallmark of the book for the last 20 years, has been maintained for this Fifth Edition.

New features of this Fifth Edition include:

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• Special new chapters cover the fetal origins of adult disease and the
  endocrine consequences and management of critical illness
  
• Now opens with a basic science section summarizing the mechanisms of hormone action, genomics, proteomics and the application of molecular biology to clinical practice
  
• Two new co-editors have been introduced - Peter Clayton and Rosalind Brown
  
• Every chapter has been updated

Content:
Chapter 1 Principles of Hormone Action (pages 1–17): Melissa Westwood
Chapter 2 Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics (pages 18–44): Peter Kopp
Chapter 3 Measuring Hormones, Molecular Tests, and Their Clinical Application (pages 45–66): Jan M. Wit and Marcel Karperien
Chapter 4 Congenital Disorders of the Hypothalamic?Pituitary Axis (pages 67–89): Ameeta Mehta and Mehul T. Dattani
Chapter 5 Normal and Disordered Growth (pages 90–112): Leena Patel and Peter E. Clayton
Chapter 6 Genetic Syndromes and Dysmorphology (pages 113–123): Jennifer Batch
Chapter 7 Acquired Abnormalities of the Hypothalamic?Pituitary Axis Leading to Growth Impairment (pages 124–152): Dennis J. Brenner and Edward O. Reiter
Chapter 8 Development of the Reproductive Systems (pages 153–170): John C. Achermann
Chapter 9 Ambiguous Genitalia (pages 171–182): Ieuan A. Hughes
Chapter 10 Normal and Abnormal Puberty (pages 183–210): Mehul T. Dattani and Peter C. Hindmarsh
Chapter 11 Gynecology (pages 211–217): Sarah M. Creighton
Chapter 12 The Thyroid and its Disorders (pages 218–253): Rosalind S. Brown and Stephen Huang
Chapter 13 The Parathyroid and Disorders of Calcium Metabolism (pages 254–279): Jeremy Allgrove
Chapter 14 Disorders of Bone Metabolism (pages 280–292): Ingrid A. Holm
Chapter 15 The Adrenal Cortex and its Disorders (pages 293–351): Walter L. Miller
Chapter 16 Polyglandular Syndromes (pages 352–366): Catherine J. Owen, Tim D. Cheetham and Simon H.S. Pearce
Chapter 17 Disorders of Water Balance (pages 367–395): Rebecca P. Green, Joseph A. Majzoub and Louis J. Muglia
Chapter 18 Endocrine Programming and the Fetal and Early?Life Origins of Adult Disease (pages 396–409): Caroline H.D. Fall
Chapter 19 Weight Regulation and Monogenic Obesity (pages 410–418): I. Sadaf Farooqi
Chapter 20 Metabolic Consequences of Obesity and Their Management (pages 419–435): Michael Freemark
Chapter 21 Diabetes Mellitus (pages 436–473): Andrew W. Norris and Joseph I. Wolfsdorf
Chapter 22 Hypoglycemia (pages 474–491): Khalid Hussain and Mark J. Dunne
Chapter 23 Endocrine Consequences of Systemic Disease: Critical Illness (pages 492–504): Greet Van Den Berghe
Chapter 24 Consequences of Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, and Bone Marrow Transplant (pages 505–522): Helena A. Davies
Chapter 25 Tests and Normal Values in Pediatric Endocrinology (pages 523–564): Lesley J. Tetlow and Peter E. Clayton