Description
Book SynopsisPart of the Clinical Focus series, this book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders.
Divided into sixteen chapters, the book covers numerous disorders including hypothyroidism, Grave’s thyrotoxicosis, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules and cancer, and much more.
Imaging and both medical and surgical treatment of thyroid disorders are discussed in depth, and the final sections of the book are dedicated to hypothyroidism in pregnancy, in juveniles, and in newborns.
Written by experts in the field, led by Prof Romesh Khardori from Eastern Virginia Medical School, this practical guide is further enhanced by images and illustrations.
Key points
- Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders
- Covers numerous disorders, including those in pregnancy, in juveniles and newborns
- In depth discussion on thyroid imaging and both medical and surgical treatment
- Internationally recognised author team
Table of Contents
- Hypothyroidism
- Grave’s thyrotoxicosis
- Hypothyroidism in pregnancy
- Approach to thyroid nodules & cancer
- Thyroidites
- Depression and Hypothyroidism
- Sub clinical Hyperthyroidism
- Sub clinical Hypothyroidism
- Imaging of Thyroid
- Surgery & Thyroid
- Thyroid hormone resistance
- Interpreting thyroid hormone results
- Thyroid ophthalmopathy
- Juvenile Hypothyroidism
- Neonatal Hypothyroidism
- Sick Euthyroid syndrome
