title: [Diagnosis and management of endocrine emergencies in pediatrics].
abstract: The study of endocrine emergencies in childhood is important due to their high mortality and residual morbidity, that can be reduced with an adequate diagnosis and/or therapy. In this article, we review hypoglycemia, adrenal crisis, hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia and thyroid storm in children, with focus on initial diagnostic approach and management.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Endocrinología, Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aránguiz G
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Trujillo
authors.forename: María Loreto
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Reyes G
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000367:Age Factors; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013958:Thyroid Crisis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium