About Specialty
Common Conditions
Investigations
Procedures
| ABOUT PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
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Pediatric Endocrinology is the branch of Pediatrics dealing with diseases caused by abnormal functions of Endocrine Glands in children up to 18 years of age. |
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COMMON CONDITIONS TREATED BY A SPECIALIST IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
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A Pediatric Endocrinologist commonly treats the following conditions: Short Stature; Obesity; Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus; Early and Delayed Puberty; Hirsuitism; Micropenis (Small Penis Size); Gynecomastia (Breast Enlargement in Boys); Polyuria (Increased Urine Output); Rickets; Calcium Disorders; Adrenal Disorders; Hypothyroidism; Hyperthyroidism; Goiter; Disorders of Sexual Differentiation |
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DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
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Growth Hormone Stimulation Test; Insulin Growth Factor-1(IGF-1); Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH-Arginine Test); Insulin Tolerance Test; Dual Energy X - Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) Scan; Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Analog Test; Water Deprivation Test |
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SURGERIES & PROCEDURES IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
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Drug therapy; Hormonal Therapy; Insulin Therapy; Specific Glands Repair Surgery |
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