The complete thyroid book

Ain, Kenneth B. (Author). Rosenthal, M. Sara., Ph.D. (joint author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780071743488 :
Physical Description: print
xviii, 366 p. : ill. ; 23cm.
Edition: 2nd edition.
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

PART 1. Basics -- 1. What is the Thyroid, and What Does it do? -- How it Formed, Where it is, What it Does -- Introduction to Thyroid Hormone -- 2. Tests and Labs: Diagnosing Thyroid Disease -- Tests That Measure Thyroid Hormone Levels -- TSH: The Most Sensitive Test to Assess Thyroid Hormone Status -- Thyroglobulin: The Specific Thyroid Protein -- Thyroid Hormone-Binding Proteins -- Measuring Thyroid Antibodies -- Dynamic Tests of Thyroid Function -- Tests of Metabolism -- Radioactive Thyroid Tests -- X-Rays, Ultrasounds, and Other Diagnostic Pictures -- Pathology: Do You Need Surgery? What did the Surgeon Find? -- 3. Hypothyroidism: The Most Common Problem -- Why Am I Hypothyroid? -- Slowing Down: Signs of Hypothyroidism -- Diagnosing Hypothyroidism -- Treating Hypothyroidism -- Why do I Still Feel Hypothyroid? -- 4. Too Much Thyroid Hormone: Thyrotoxicosis -- Symptoms of Too Much Thyroid Hormone -- Emotional Effects of Thyrotoxicosis -- Causes of Thyrotoxicosis Without Hyperthyroidism -- Thyrotoxicosis with Hyperthyroidism -- Intrinsic Thyroid Autonomy: Independent Thyroid Hormone Manufacturers -- Diagnosing Thyrotoxicosis and/or Hyperthyroidism -- Treating Thyrotoxicosis -- 5. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Other Types of Thyroiditis -- What is an Autoimmune Disorder? -- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis -- Other Common Autoimmune Disorders -- Other Forms of Thyroiditis -- 6. Graves' Disease -- What Happens in Graves' Disease? -- Diagnosing Graves' Disease -- Treating Graves' Disease -- Screening Family Members for Graves' Disease -- Are There Natural Therapies for Graves' Disease? -- 7. Goiter: An Enlarged Thyroid Gland -- Evaluating a Goiter -- Types of Goiter -- 8. Thyroid Nodules -- Finding a Thyroid Nodule -- Steps in Evaluating a Thyroid Nodule -- Hot Nodules -- Radiation Exposure to the Neck During Childhood -- 9. Thyroid Cancer -- Who Gets Thyroid Cancer? -- What Causes Thyroid Cancer? -- Types of Thyroid Cancers and Their Behavior -- Treatment for Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancers -- Diagnostic Evaluation: Long-Term Follow-up -- 10. Thyroid Hormone: The Inside Scoop -- How it all Started -- T4: The Details -- T3: Specific and Limited Uses -- Mixtures of T3 and T4 -- Thyroid Extracts, or Natural Thyroid Hormone -- 11. Other Drugs Used in Thyroid Disease -- Drugs Used to Treat Hyperthyroidism -- Stable Iodide -- Potassium Perchlorate -- Lithium Carbonate -- Treatment of Hypoparathyroidism: Low Calcium -- 12. Radioactive Iodine Therapy -- What is Radioactivity? -- Types of Treatment with Radioactive Iodine -- PART 2. People in Special Circumstances -- 13. Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy and After Delivery -- Normal Thyroid in Pregnancy -- Being Pregnant with Preexisting Thyroid Disease -- Gestational Thyroid Disease (Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy) -- Discovering Thyroid Nodules in Pregnancy -- After the Baby is Born -- 14. Thyroid Diseae During Menopause -- Natural Menopause -- HRT, Menopause, and Thyroid Disease -- Osteoporosis -- Staying Alert About Heart Disease -- 15. Thyroid Disease in Infants and Children -- Thyroid Disease in Newborns and Infants -- Thyroid Disease in Children and Adolescents -- 16. Thyroid Disease and Obesity -- Defining Obesity -- Inappropriate Drug Treatments for Obesity -- Lowering Fat and Healthy Eating -- 17. Thyroid Disease in Older Individuals -- Hypothyroidism in Older Persons -- Thyrotoxicosis in Older Persons -- Other Thyroid Problems -- Thyroid Disease in a Person with Alzheimer's Disease -- 18. Thyroid Hormone Resistance and Rare Genetic Disorders of the Thyroid -- Resistance to Thyroid Hormone (RTH) or Thyroid Hormone Resistance -- Pituitary and Hypothalamic Diseases and Other Genetic Disorders --