Thyroid Diseases (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Monaco, Fabrizio

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In recent years, the clinical evolution of thyroid diseases has been studied exhaustively as new discoveries have been made about thyroid malfunction and the effective management of patients. This volume presents a comprehensive exposition of a range of disorders caused by thyroid dysfunction. After defining the dysfunction or disease, the text presents the epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical features, first and second level tests for diagnosis, first and second line therapies, prognosis, and recommendations for follow-up. The information presented in this volume is invaluable for practicing clinicians and those training in internal medicine, endocrinology, surgery, and other areas of medicine.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040162576
• Artikelnr.: 72524163

Autorenporträt

Fabrizio Monaco is a professor of endocrinology at University G. d'Annunzio in Chieti-Pescara, Italy. He has taught and performed studies at a number of research and academic institutions throughout Europe and the United States. Along with 98 publications in international journals, he has written and edited a number of books on thyroid function and diseases.

Inhaltsangabe

Suggestions for a New Classification of Thyroid Diseases. Diffuse and
Nodular Goiter. Acute Suppurative, Subacute, and Riedel's Thyroiditis.
Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis. Postpartum and Silent Thyroiditis. Single
Thyroid Nodule. Differentiated (Papillary and Follicular) and Anaplastic
Thyroid Carcinoma. Medullary Thyroid Cancer and Multiple Endocrine
Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN2). Thyroid Incidentaloma. Adult Primary
Hypothyroidism. Congenital Neonatal Hypothyroidism. Central Hypothyroidism.
Congenital Dyshormonogenetic Goiter. Syndromes of Reduced Sensitivity to
Thyroid Hormones. Transient Hypothyroidism. Subclinical Hypothyroidism.
Hypothyroid Coma. Toxic Diffuse Goiter (Basedow-Graves' Disease). Toxic
Multinodular Goiter. Pretoxic and Toxic Autonomous Nodule. Rare Forms of
Thyrotoxicosis. Transient Hyperthyroidism. Subclinical Hyperthyroidism.
Thyrotoxic Crisis. The Thyroidologist in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Thyroid Orbitopathy. Thyroid Diseases in Pregnancy. Iodine Deficiency in
Pregnancy. Thyroid in the Elderly. Thyroid and Drugs. Thyroid Disruptors.
Index.