Normal Growth and Growth Disorders
NORMAL GROWTH Print Section Listen Growth is a dynamic process influenced by many intrinsic and extrinsic factors that interplay to determine not only ultimate attained height but also the tempo…
Adrenal Disorders
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Disorders of adrenal function occur at all ages and may be an isolated problem or one of multiple organs involved in certain syndromes. Principles that are…
Disorders of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
PHYSIOLOGY Print Section Listen Introduction The last two decades have seen great progress in our knowledge of the genetic and biochemical control of mineral metabolism. Moreover, our understanding of vitamin…
Diabetes Mellitus
Part A. Introduction to Diabetes Print Section Listen David W. Cooke, Dana Dabelea, Elizabeth Fudge, Georgeanna J. Klingensmith, Leslie Plotnick, Janet H. Silverstein, R. Paul Wadwa, William E. Winter The…
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Dyslipidemia
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Obesity is an increasingly common condition in childhood and adolescence, and it has emerged as one of the most serious public health concerns in the 21st…
Posterior Pituitary and Disorders of Water Metabolism
REGULATION OF WATER HOMEOSTASIS Print Section Listen Maintenance of the tonicity of extracellular fluids within a very narrow range is crucial for proper cell function because extracellular osmolality regulates cell…
Disorders of Sex Development
DEFINITIONS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Print Section Listen The nomenclature, Disorders of Sex Development (DSDs), replaces the term “intersex,”1,2 to encompass various congenital conditions in which there is inconsistency between chromosomal, gonadal,…
Hypoglycemia
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life requires prompt adaptations to maintain glucose homeostasis. Increased rates of glucose utilization in infants and children compared to adults…
