Thyroid Disorders: Basic Science and Clinical Practice

✍ Scribed by Syed Khalid Imam, Shamim I. Ahmad (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 327
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides comprehensive knowledge about thyroid gland and highlights the recent trends in the management of thyroid dysfunctions.

Thyroid disorders are amongst the most prevalent of medical conditions possibly after diabetes. The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in adults in the general population ranges from 1 to 10 percent, and is even higher in selected groups. In the United Kingdom, 1–2% of the adult population is found to have thyroid dysfunction. It is interesting to note that thyroxin is the sixth most commonly dispensed drug in Scotland. Virtually all studies report higher prevalence rates for hypothyroidism in women and with advancing age.
Abnormal thyroid functions have important public health consequences. Suppressed TSH levels have been associated with decreased bone density and with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation and premature atrial beat. It has been known for decades that overt hypothyroidism contributes to elevated serum cholesterol levels and cardiovascular risk and recent studies suggest this may also be true with subclinical hypothyroidism​.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Thyroid: A General Overview....Pages 3-9
Functions of Thyroid Hormones....Pages 11-25
Iodine and the Thyroid....Pages 27-48
The Role of Thyroid Hormones in Neural Development....Pages 49-59
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (Flajani-Parry-Graves-von Basedow Disease): Etiopathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis....Pages 61-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Thyroiditis....Pages 87-116
Hypothyroidism....Pages 117-146
Hyperthyroidism....Pages 147-168
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (Flajani-Parry-Graves-von Basedow Disease): An Overview of Treatment....Pages 169-184
Subclinical Hyperthyroidism....Pages 185-201
Subclinical Hypothyroidism....Pages 203-224
Thyroid Emergencies....Pages 225-238
Thyroid Nodule....Pages 239-252
Thyroid Cancer....Pages 253-262
Thyroid Dysfunction and Mental Disorders....Pages 263-271
Thyroid Dysfunction and Arrhythmias....Pages 273-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Pregnancy and Hypothyroidism....Pages 289-296
Pregnancy and Hyperthyroidism....Pages 297-307
Back Matter....Pages 309-320

✦ Subjects

Endocrinology; Clinical Nutrition; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery