Abnormal Female Puberty

A Clinical Casebook
Herausgegeben:Appelbaum, Heather L.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Comprised exclusively of clinical cases covering abnormal female puberty and its clinical management, this concise, practical casebook will provide clinicians in reproductive endocrinology, gynecology and pediatrics with the best real-world strategies to properly diagnose and treat the various forms of the condition they may encounter. Each chapter is a case that opens with a unique clinical presentation, followed by a description of the diagnosis, assessment and management techniques used to treat it, as well as the case outcome and clinical pearls and pitfalls. Cases included illustrate different causes of abnormal puberty as well as management strategies, including congenital anomalies, endocrine disorders, issues of constitutional delay, obesity, eating disorders, ovarian cancer and the effect of pharmacology, among others. Pragmatic and reader-friendly, Abnormal Female Puberty: A Clinical Casebook will be an excellent resource for reproductive endocrinologists, gynecologistsand pediatricians alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-27223-8
• 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 316g
• ISBN-13: 9783319272238
• ISBN-10: 3319272233
• Artikelnr.: 43959532

Autorenporträt

Heather L. Appelbaum, MD, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hofstra NSLIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Congenital Defects.- Chromosomal Defects.- Survivors of Childhood Cancer and Cancer Treatment.- Precocious Puberty.- Anorexia and Eating Disorders.- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Inflammatory Disease.- Constitutional Delay.- Chronic Illness.- Obesity.- Head Trauma.