Growth Disorders 2E

Christopher J.H. Kelnar, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist and Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology, Dept of Child Life and Health, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Martin O. Savage, Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology. Department of Endocrinology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK Paul Saenger, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA Chris Cowell, Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Sydney, Australia

1] Historical Background & Worldwide Perspectives
(Part 1: Physiology of linear growth
1 Cellular growth
2 Bone and cartilage growth and metabolism
3 Genetic control of growth
4 Rhythms of Linear Growth
5 Nutrition and Growth
6 Endocrinology of growth – central control
7 Endocrinology of growth – peripheral hormone action
8 Normal fetal growth
9 Postnatal, infantile and childhood Growth
10 Growth at adolescence
11 Mineral acquisition during growth
12 Growth standards
Part 2: Growth Assessment
1 Abnormal growth – definition, pathogenesis & practical investigation
2 Practical auxology and skeletal maturation
3 Endocrine assessment
4 Radiological assessment of the skeletal dysplasias
5 Psychological assessment
Part 3: Chronic Paediatric Disorders and Management of the Associated Growth Disturbance
1 Genetic and dysmorphic syndromes of short stature
2 Genetic and dysmorphic syndromes of tall stature
3 Skeletal dysplasias
4 Respiratory disorders
5 Gastrointestinal disorders
6 Renal disorders
7 Disorders of calcium and phosphate metabolism
8 Diabetes
9 Haemoglobinopathies
10 Psychological disorders
11 Growth failure in tropical and developing countries
Part 4: Endocrine Causes of Abnormal Growth
1 Abnormalities of growth hormone secretion
2 Abnormalities of growth hormone action
3 Thyroid disorders
4 Adrenal disorders
5 Gonadal disorders
Part 5: Treatment of Growth Disorders
1 Growth hormone deficiency
2 Idiopathic short stature
3 Turner and Noonan syndromes
4 Prader-Willi syndrome
Obesity
5 Children treated for cancer
7 Precocious puberty
8 Delay of growth and puberty
9 Growth hormone resistance
10 Growth hormone releasing peptides/secretogogues
11 Aromatase inhibitors
12 Adverse and metabolic effects of GH therapy
13 Limb lengthening techniques
14 Medical management of tall stature
15 Surgical management of tall stature