Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology - 7th Edition by Mehul T Dattani & Charles Groves Darville Brook (Hardcover)

About the Book

Preceded by Brook's clinical pediatric endocrinology / edited by Charles G.D. Brook, Peter E. Clayton, Rosalind S. Brown. 6th ed. 2009.

Book Synopsis

Die 7. Auflage von Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology wurde von einem erfahrenen Herausgeberteam erarbeitet und enthält Beiträge international erfahrener Experten. Präsentiert werden die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen und das klinische Management von Hormonstörungen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Dieses Fachbuch stellt die Behandlungsoptionen für eine Vielzahl von hormonellen Störungen vor, darunter Diabetes und Hypoglykämie, Wachstumsstörungen, Schilddrüsenerkrankungen, Pubertätsstörungen, sexuelle Differenzierung, Störung des Kalzium- und Steroidstoffwechsels und Hypophyseninsuffizienz.

From the Back Cover

An all-new edition of the classic, authoritative guide to clinical pediatric endocrinology

The seventh edition of Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology has been compiled by an experienced editorial team and internationally renowned contributors; it presents basic science and clinical management of endocrine disorders for all involved in the care of children and adolescents. It provides treatments for a variety of hormonal diseases, including diabetes and hypoglycaemia, growth problems, thyroid disease and disorders of puberty, sexual differentiation, calcium metabolism, steroid metabolism and hypopituitarism.

Chapters cover: Genetics and Genomics; Principles of Hormone Action; Measuring Hormones, Molecular Tests and their Clinical Application; Congenital Disorders of the Hypothalamo- Pituitary-Somatotrope Axis; Acquired Disorders of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis; Evaluation of Growth Disorders; Management of Disordered Growth; Evaluation and Management of Late Effects of Cancer Treatment; Evaluation and Management of Disorders of Sex Development; Evaluation of Disordered Puberty; Management of Disordered Puberty; The Thyroid; The Adrenal Cortex and its Disorders; Polyglandular Syndromes; Disorders of Water Balance; The Parathyroid and Disorders of Calcium and Bone Metabolism; Endocrine Neoplasia in Childhood; Diabetes Mellitus; Hypoglycemia: Assessment and Management; Childhood Obesity; Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; Weight Regulation and Monogenic Obesity; and Ethical Issues in Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology.

• The most authoritative and international reference volume in the field
• Completely new material and new contributor team for the 7th edition
• New emphasis on clinical aspects and patient management with more user-friendly layout and text features
• Written with a state-of-the-art translational medicine approach
• Includes weblinks, key learning points and questions designed to promote continuing medical education

Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology, 7th Edition provides global best practice in the diagnosis and management of pediatric endocrine disorders and is a must-have text for those entering the field, as well as a trusted resource for pediatricians and endocrinologists in practice.

About the Author

MEHUL T. DATTANI, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, is Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health and Head of Pediatric Endocrinology at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, University College London Hospitals, and Institute of Child Health. He is currently the Chair of the Programme Organising Committee of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology.

CHARLES G.D. BROOK, MA, MD, FRCP, was the first Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology in the UK and the founder of the London Centre for Pediatric Endocrinology at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London Hospitals. He was the recipient of the Andrea Prader Prize in 2000, the most prestigious award for outstanding leadership and research in the gift of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology.