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Endocrine Conditions in Pediatrics

A Practical Guide

  • Is one of very few clinical resources covering endocrinology but targeting primary care physicians, general pediatricians, and family medicine practitioners

  • Provides an easily accessible reference that starts from signs/symptoms rather than from diseases

  • The text and accompanying pearls specifically address what pediatric endocrinologists want primary care physicians and general pediatricians to know about endocrine disease and its appropriate management and referral

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Table of contents (60 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Common Presenting Signs and Symptoms That May Reflect Endocrine Disease

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Decreased Growth Velocity and/or Short Stature

      • Oscar Escobar, Eliana M. Perez-Garcia
      Pages 3-10
    3. Increased Growth Velocity and/or Tall Stature

      • Pushpa Viswanathan, Bianca Pinto
      Pages 11-15
    4. Skeletal Disease

      • Nora E. Renthal
      Pages 17-21
    5. Multiple Fractures

      • Sasigarn A. Bowden
      Pages 23-27
    6. Hypocalcemia

      • Janaki D. Vakharia, Lisa Swartz Topor
      Pages 29-38
    7. Hypercalcemia

      • Anna Chin, Lisa Swartz Topor
      Pages 39-46
    8. Hypophosphatemia

      • Cemre Robinson
      Pages 47-51
    9. Hypoglycemia

      • Katherine Jane Pundyk, Seth Daniel Marks
      Pages 53-55
    10. Hyperglycemia

      • Ambreen Sonawalla, Rabab Jafri
      Pages 57-60
    11. Early Signs of Pubertal Development

      • Takara Stanley, Madhusmita Misra
      Pages 61-65
    12. Delayed or Stalled Pubertal Development

      • Takara Stanley, Madhusmita Misra
      Pages 67-70
    13. Atypical/Ambiguous/Non-binary Genitalia

      • Seth Tobolsky, Takara Stanley
      Pages 71-75
    14. Acne, Hirsutism, and Other Signs of Increased Androgens

      • Christine March, Selma Witchel
      Pages 85-94
    15. Irregular Menses

      • Meghan E. Fredette
      Pages 95-100
    16. Hypertension

      • Vidhu V. Thaker
      Pages 101-105
    17. Initial Evaluation of Polydipsia and Polyuria

      • Brynn E. Marks
      Pages 107-111
    18. Acanthosis Nigricans

      • Mohamed Saleh, Radhika Muzumdar
      Pages 113-118

About this book

This book is aimed at primary care providers who care for the pediatric age group (general pediatrician, the PCP working with pediatric patients, and family medicine providers) with the goal of covering the endocrine differential diagnosis of common signs and symptoms of possible endocrine disease as well as appropriate initial laboratory evaluation and interpretation.  

While multiple pediatric endocrine textbooks exist, most of them are heavy in coverage of physiology and rare diseases, with less discussion of practical steps in evaluation and diagnosis.  This book distinguishes itself through a very practical approach. The first section is organized by presenting signs and symptoms, the second section is organized by laboratory interpretation, and the third section provides summaries of common pediatric endocrine disorders.  Chapters are concise, providing critical clinical information including clinical pearls, common diagnoses and important points in patient counseling. 

Written by experts in the field, Endocrine Conditions in Pediatrics is a valuable resource that provides general pediatricians and other primary care providers with all of the information they need to provide superb patient care before transferring to a pediatric endocrinologist when necessary. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Takara Stanley, Madhusmita Misra

About the editors

Takara Stanley, MD; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH; Fritz Bradley Talbot and Nathan Bill Talbot Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Endocrine Conditions in Pediatrics

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide

  • Editors: Takara Stanley, Madhusmita Misra

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52215-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52214-8Published: 26 September 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52215-5Published: 25 September 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 381

  • Number of Illustrations: 28 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Primary Care Medicine

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 109.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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