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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

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Kelton, Sheila. [Vancouver, BC?]: Children's & Women's Health Centre of BC , 2012.

URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1071_CAH.pdf

Material Type: Book

Call Number: GI 390 KEL 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This booklet describes the condition, including the physiology of the adrenal pathway, but it has an emphasis on practical details, such as measuring/giving salt to infants, preventing adrenal crisis, giving emergency injections, etc. There is also a section on issues for families and girls whose f…

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URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1071_CAH.pdf

Website Notes: (391KB).

Author: Kelton, Sheila

Corporate Author: Endocrinology Clinic, BC Children's Hospital

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Children's & Women's Health Centre of BC

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: Paperback, 34 P.

Subject: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia; Adrenal Gland. Adrenal Gland Diseases; Endocrinology

Abstract: This booklet describes the condition, including the physiology of the adrenal pathway, but it has an emphasis on practical details, such as measuring/giving salt to infants, preventing adrenal crisis, giving emergency injections, etc. There is also a section on issues for families and girls whose fetal development has been affected by excess androgens. The booklet has been written with input from parents and adult women affected by CAH.