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Advances in Pediatrics, 2016

  • 1st Edition, Volume 2016 - July 25, 2016
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Michael S. Kappy, Leslie L. Barton, Carol D. Berkowitz, Jane Carver, Moritz M. Ziegler
  • Language: English

Advances in Pediatrics reviews the most current practices in pediatrics. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr.Michael Kappy, identifies key areas of major progress and co… Read more

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Advances in Pediatrics reviews the most current practices in pediatrics. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr.Michael Kappy, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites expert pediatricians to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care. Topics such as fetal diagnosis and surgical intervention, updates in pharmacology, and fatty liver disease are represented, highlighting the most current and relevant information in the field.

Table of contents

1. Associate Editors

2. Contributors

3. Introduction

4. Vincent A. Fulginiti, MD (1931–2013): A Visionary Leader in Pediatric Education, Research, and Bioethics

5. Advances in the Interdisciplinary Care of Children with Klinefelter Syndrome

6. Prader Willi Syndrome: Genetics, Metabolomics, Hormonal Function, and New Approaches to Therapy

7. Advances in the Care of Transgender Children and Adolescents

8. Asthma Management for Children: Risk Identification and Prevention

9. The Optic Nerve Hypoplasia Spectrum: Review of the Literature and Clinical Guidelines

10. Update on Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Paradigms in Treatment and Prevention

11. Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Children

12. Update on Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Lessons Learned from the Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth Clinical Trial

13. Comorbidities of Thyroid Disease in Children

14. Advances in Pediatric Pharmacology, Therapeutics, and Toxicology

15. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

16. Updates in Pediatric Rheumatology

17. Advances in Autism—2016

18. The Center for Human Development in Guatemala: An Innovative Model for Global Population Health

19. Better Transportation to Health Care Will Improve Child Health and Lower Costs

20. Toxic Stress in Children and Adolescents

21. Update on Adolescent Contraception

22. Docosahexaenoic Acid and Arachidonic Acid Nutrition in Early Development

23. Using Shared Decision-Making Tools to Improve Care for Patients with Disorders of Sex Development

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 2016
  • Published: July 26, 2016
  • Language: English

About the authors

MK

Michael S. Kappy

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado

LB

Leslie L. Barton

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, Department of Pediatrics, Steele Memorial Children’s Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

CB

Carol D. Berkowitz

Affiliations and expertise
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Torrance, California

JC

Jane Carver

Professor Jane Carver works in the Department of Pediatrics and Molecular Medicine at University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA

MZ

Moritz M. Ziegler

Affiliations and expertise
Retired Surgeon-in-Chief, Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Retired, Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado