Diseases of the thyroid
β Scribed by Braverman, Lewis E (ed.)
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 397
- Series
- Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa N.J.)
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This extensively revised and updated edition of a popular and widely acclaimed work presents the latest scientific and clinical developments in thyroid disease. New topics include the clinical relevance of the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), broad coverage of autoimmune thyroid disease, and expanded coverage of thyroid cancer, including recombinant human TSH. Other chapters discuss thyroid dysfunction during Β Read more...
Abstract:
β¦ Table of Contents
Content: Molecular mechanisms of nuclear thyroid hormone action / William W. Chin adn PaulM. Yen --
Nongenomic actions of thyroid hormone / Paul J. Davis and Faith B. Davis --
Thyroid testing: a clinical approach / Laurie A. Kane and Hossein Gharib --
Neonatal screening for thyroid disease / Marvin L. Mitchell and Cecilia A. Larson --
Thyroid disease in infancy, childhood, and adolescence / Rosalind S. Brown --
Thyroid disease in older persons / Clark T. Savin --
Autoimmune thyroid diseases / Stefano Mariotti and Giovanni Pinna --
Problems in the management of hypothyroidism / Paul W. Ladenson --
Management of the various causes of thyrotoxicosis / Douglas S. Ross --
Resistance to thyroid hormone / Joshua D. Safer --
Evaluation and management of the Euthyroid Nodular and Diffuse Goiter / Peter A. Singer --
Radiation and thyroid cancer: lessons from a half century of study / Arthur B. Schneider and Elaine Ron --
Management of thyroid cancer / Stephanie L. Lee --
Thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy and after delivery / John H. Lazarus --
Goitrogens in the environment / Arnold Engel and Steven H. Lamm (based on Eduardo Gaitan) --
Iodine deficiency and its elimination by iodine supplementation / John T. Dunn --
Iodine-induced thyroid disease / Wilmar M. Wiersinga and Lewis E. Braverman --
Clinical relevance of the thyroid sodium/ Iodine symporter / Peter H.K. Eng and Su-Chin Ho.
β¦ Subjects
Thyroid gland -- Diseases.;Thyroid Diseases.;Thyroid Hormones -- physiology.;Iodine -- deficiency.;ThyroiΜde -- Maladies.;Schildklierziekten.;Schildklier.;Ziekten.;SchilddruΜsenkrankheit
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
<p>In this second edition of his popular and widely acclaimed book, Lewis Braverman and a panel of international authorities have thoroughly updated and revised the first edition with fresh perspectives, many new authors, and the latest scientific and clinical developments in thyroid disease. New to
Millions of people are affected by thyroid disease worldwide, yet most people know little about the thyroid. Thyroid Disease fills that gap, explaining the importance of the thyroid gland to the smooth functioning of the human body and mind.This book covers all of the important aspects of diseases o
This extensively revised and updated edition of a popular and widely acclaimed work presents the latest scientific and clinical developments in thyroid disease. New topics include the clinical relevance of the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), broad coverage of autoimmune thyroid disease, and expanded
<p>The rapid developments in molecular genetics have clarified many of the mutaΒ tions in monogenic thyroid diseases over the last two decades; now the target of molecular thyroid genetics has become the oligogenic thyroid diseases. These include the autoimmune thyroid diseases and familial thyroid