Brook Charles G.D., Clayton Peter E., Brown Rosalind S. (eds.) Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology

5th edition. — Wiley-Blackwell, 2005. — 614 p. — ISBN: 978-1405126557This 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: 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 updatedPrinciples of hormone action
Genetics, genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics
Measuring hormones, molecular tests, and their clinical application
Congenital disorders of the hypothalamic–pituitary axis
Normal and disordered growth
Genetic syndromes and dysmorphology
Acquired abnormalities of the hypothalamic–pituitary axis leading to growth impairment
Development of the reproductive systems
Ambiguous genitalia
Normal and abnormal puberty
Gynecology
The thyroid and its disorders
The parathyroid and disorders of calcium metabolism
Disorders of bone metabolism
The adrenal cortex and its disorders
Polyglandular syndromes
Disorders of water balance
Endocrine programming and the fetal and early-life origins of adult disease
Weight regulation and monogenic obesity
Metabolic consequences of obesity and their management
Diabetes mellitus
Hypoglycemia
Endocrine consequences of systemic disease: critical illness
Consequences of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and bone marrow transplant
Tests and normal values in pediatric endocrinology