Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

RV Jayakumar, Nisha Bhavani, Praveen V Pavithran (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

170 Seiten

2013
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (Verlag)
978-93-5090-300-1 (ISBN)

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Provides up to date knowledge on diabetes in children and adolescents, with particular emphasis on Type 1 diabetes, the most common form of the disease seen in children. Covers epidemiology, diagnosis and classification of diabetes, then the different types of diabetes and their management.

This book provides up to date knowledge on diabetes in children and adolescents, with particular emphasis on Type 1 diabetes, which is the most common form of the disease seen in children. It is caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin.

Beginning with an introduction to the epidemiology, diagnosis and classification of diabetes, the following chapters describe the different types of diabetes.

Each of the following sections discusses the treatment and management of diabetes and its related disorders. A separate chapter is dedicated to transplantation and emerging treatments.

Key points

Concise guide to diagnosis and management of diabetes in children and adolescents
Emphasis on Type 1 diabetes
Easy to read, step by step format
Separate chapter dedicated to transplantation and emerging treatments

RV Jayakumar MD DM MNAMS FRCP Professor Praveen VP MD DM Associate Professor Nisha Bhavani MBBS MD DNB Clinical Associate Professor All at Department of Endocrinology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India

Definition, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Classification of Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Type 2 Diabetes in Children
Maturity Onset Diabetes in the Young
Neonatal Diabetes
Rare Forms of Childhood Diabetes
Glycemic Monitoring and Assessment
Insulin Treatment in Children With Diabetes Mellitus
Hyperglycemic Emergencies in Children
Hypoglycemia in Diabetic Children
Hypoglycemia in Non-diabetic Children and Adolescents
Chronic Complications in Children With Diabetes
Autoimmune Associations of Type 1 Diabetes
Management of Diabetes in Children Undergoing Surgical Procedures
Diabetes Education in Children With Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
Nutritional Principles in the Management of Diabetes in Children
Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (Insulin Pump Therapy) in Children with Diabetes
Transplantation and Emerging Treatment Modalities in Type 1 Diabetes
Prevention of Diabetes in Children

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.6.2013
Zusatzinfo	2 Illustrations
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	184 x 260 mm
Gewicht	360 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Diabetologie
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Endokrinologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
ISBN-10	93-5090-300-8 / 9350903008
ISBN-13	978-93-5090-300-1 / 9789350903001
Zustand	Neuware