Common Endocrinology Conditions
A Pediatric Guide from Children’s Mercy
To assist with patient diagnosis and referral, the Children’s Mercy Endocrinology team created recommendations for the following conditions.
Girls and adolescents with more than 3 months between periods or those that remain otherwise irregular 2 years after menarche, should be evaluated for underlying causes.
Learn when thyroid function tests should be ordered, which tests to order and when to refer a child with an abnormal TSH.
Evaluating height velocity and target height in order to determine when to refer a child for suspected growth failure.
Diagnosing and classifying obesity, assessing for etiology, identifying comorbidities and when to refer to Pediatric Endocrinology.
Pediatric Guide - Common Endocrinology Conditions