Quick Guide to Endocrinology: The Pediatric Version

Quick Guide to Endocrinology, The Pediatric Version, Second Edition, continues to be an essential resource which focuses on the physiology, diagnostics, and laboratory testing of endocrine (hormone-mediated) disorders encountered in the field of endocrinology with expanded coverage of pediatric endocrinology. The guide is for laboratory scientists and technicians, as well as trainees and clinicians in the field of pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology including fellows, residents, medical students, nursing students, and advance practice providers and students. It is presented in an easy to read, quick format, the physiology and method of measurement for hormones essential to many bodily processes and how their dysregulation results in disease. The characteristics of such diseases and diagnostic testing including up-to-date molecular testing is addressed.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction 2. Definition and Description of Hormones 3. Hormone Secretion and Transport 4. Hormone Actions 5. Hormone Regulation 6. Manifestations of Endocrine Disorders 7. Hormone and molecular assays 8. Pituitary 9. Anterior Pituitary 10. Physiology 11. FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH 12. Prolactin 13. Growth Hormone 14. Posterior Pituitary 15. Physiology 16. ADH17. Oxytocin 18. When to get molecular testing 19. Thyroid Gland 20. Physiology 21. Thyroid hormone 22. Measurements/Interferences 23. Effects of Coexistent Disorders, Iodine Deficiency/Excess, Drugs, and Toxins on Thyroid Function 24. Thyroid disorders 25. Molecular Testing 26. Thyroid disease in pregnancy 27. Sick euthyroid syndrome 28. Thyroid cancer 29. Newborn Screening the General Population for Thyroid Dysfunction 30. Adrenal Gland 31. Physiology 32. Measurements/Interferences 33. Adrenocortical diseases 34. Newborn Screening for CAH and ADL 35. Adrenomedullary Diseases 36. When to get molecular testing 37. Reproductive Endocrinology 38. Normal Physiology (pregnancy) 39. Measurements/Interferences 40. Hypogonadism 41. Pubertal Disorders 42. Disorders Related to Calcium 43. Physiology 44. Measurements/Interferences 45. Hypercalcemia

About the Author :
Dr. Winter is a professor of pathology, immunology, and laboratory medicine; pediatrics; and molecular genetics and microbiology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He is principal investigator for the National Institutes of Health-funded Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Islet Cell Autoantibody Core Laboratory and Islet Autoantibody Standardization Program. Dr. Winter directs the endocrine autoantibody laboratory that at the University of Florida, has given numerous presentations and has published extensively on behalf of the AACC. A multiple-time winner of the AACC outstanding speaker award, Dr. Winter has served on several AACC annual meeting organizing committees. He is a fellow of the College of American Pathologists and the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, which he served as a member of the board of directors. He has contributed more than 200 articles, chapters, and abstracts. Brittany Bruggeman, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric endocrinologist and Diplomat, for the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Bruggeman received numerous scholarly awards. Most recently she received the 2020 Douglas J. Barrett, MD Academic Fellowship Award that recognizes pediatric clinicians or researchers for displaying the highest qualities in research, teaching and patient care. Dr. Bruggeman is a member of many professional organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Diabetes Association and the Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet, an international network of endocrinologists at the forefront of Type 1 diabetes Laura Jacobsen, MD, is an assistant professor and pediatric endocrinologist who joined the University of Florida faculty in 2018 in the department of pediatrics. She completed her pediatric residency training at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, which was followed by a pediatric endocrinology fellowship at the UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. During her fellowship, Dr. Jacobsen was recognized for her excellence in medical student teaching, and she received the Henry A. Kokomoor Outstanding Fellowship Award. Dr. Jacobsen provides clinical care for children with endocrine disorders and diabetes. She performs clinical and translational research in the field of Type 1 diabetes to better understand what causes Type 1 diabetes and ways to halt or prevent it.

Review :
"...a very helpful source with useful illustrations that enhance teaching points. It is well organized and easy to reference, and its organization makes it easy to navigate to specific sections,... provides an overview of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment for endocrine disorders in pediatric populations,... accomplishes what it sets out to do and is an excellent reference for pediatric and adult endocrinologists alike to further understanding of common pathologies within the field.... discusses adrenocortical and adrenomedullary diseases, when to get molecular testing, reproductive endocrinology, hypogonadism, and hypercalcemia,... covers physiology, diagnostics, and laboratory testing of endocrine disorders in the pediatric population,... offers especially good coverage of adrenal and bone disorders with excellent simple visuals that enhance understanding of underlying disease processes. This book is competitive with other existing texts in the field and is of excellent quality,... comprehensive yet also offers explanations in a simple and digestible way." ©Doody's Review Service, 2025, Julie Fedorko, DO (Loyola University Medical Center)