Elaine A. Moore, Lisa Marie Moore

Advances in Graves' Disease and Other Hyperthyroid Disorders

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In 2001 Graves' Disease: A Practical Guide described the causes, diagnosis, treatment and disease course of Graves' disease and other hyperthyroid disorders, such as toxic multinodular goiter, thyroiditis, resistance to thyroid hormone, and hyperthyroidism caused by medications and genetic mutations. The present work continues the above but focuses on subsequent advances in disease pathology, including discoveries regarding the genetic, immune system, and environmental factors that lead to hyperthyroid disorders; new guidelines for conventional treatment; and alternative and complementary medical therapies. Additional sections describe special circumstances such as hyperthyroidism in pregnancy and in children and transient hyperthyroidism in the newborn.

Produktdetails

• McFarland Health Topics
• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9780786471898
• ISBN-10: 0786471891
• Artikelnr.: 37745486

Autorenporträt

Elaine A. Moore has worked in hospital laboratories for more than 30 years, primarily in immunohematology and toxicology. She is a freelance medical writer and laboratory consultant. For more information, visit her website at www.elaine-moore.com. She lives in Sedalia, Colorado.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1.
Hyperthyroidism and Its Signs and Symptoms 2.
Causes of Hyperthyroidism 3.
Graves' Disease: When the Autoimmune Response Goes Awry 4.
Genetic and Environmental Factors and In
uences 5.
Coexisting Conditions in Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism 6.
Diagnosing Hyperthyroidism and Graves' Disease 7.
Conventional Treatment Options for Hyperthyroidism 8.
Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Hyperthyroidism 9.
Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period 10.
Hyperthyroidism in Children and Adolescents 11.
Graves' Ophthalmopathy and Other Extrathyroidal Manifestations Glossary References Resources Index