Diseases of the Thyroid

Author:   Lewis E. Braverman
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2003
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9781617374050


Pages:   385
Publication Date:   09 November 2010
Format:   Paperback
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This extensively revised and updated edition of a popular and widely acclaimed work presents the latest scientific and clinical developments in thyroid disease. New topics include the clinical relevance of the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), broad coverage of autoimmune thyroid disease, and expanded coverage of thyroid cancer, including recombinant human TSH. Other chapters discuss thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy and postpartum, thyroid disease in children and the elderly, and the evaluation and management of nodular goiter. Diseases of the Thyroid, 2nd Edition, provides internists and family physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists, and endocrinologists alike with a highly readable guide to thyroid disorders and their clinical management.

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Author:   Lewis E. Braverman
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2003
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.751kg
ISBN:  

9781617374050


ISBN 10:   1617374059
Pages:   385
Publication Date:   09 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Molecular Mechanisms of Nuclear Thyroid Hormone Action.- 2 Nongenomic Actions of Thyroid Hormone.- 3 Thyroid Testing: A Clinical Approach.- 4 Neonatal Screening for Thyroid Disease.- 5 Thyroid Disease in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence.- 6 Thyroid Disease in Older Persons.- 7 Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases.- 8 Problems in the Management of Hypothyroidism.- 9 Management of the Various Causes of Thyrotoxicosis.- 10 Resistance to Thyroid Hormone.- 11 Evaluation and Management of the Euthyroid Nodular and Diffuse Goiter.- 12 Radiation and Thyroid Cancer: Lessons from a Half Century of Study.- 13 Management of Thyroid Cancer.- 14 Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy and After Delivery.- 15 Goitrogens in the Environment.- 16 Iodine Deficiency and Its Elimination by Iodine Supplementation.- 17 Iodine-Induced Thyroid Disease.- 18 Clinical Relevance of the Thyroid Sodium/Iodide Symporter.

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...contains many excellent, up-to-date, informative, and clinically valuable chapters...very readable. .. -Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism ...a good book, of interest to all trainee endocrinologists and certainly of use as a vade mecum for established physicians with more than a passing interest in thyroid disease... -New England Journal of Medicine ...integrates state-of-the-art science with sound clinical advice...essential reading for the general internist, but even the most experienced endocrinologists will find something new. -Netherlands Journal of Medicine ...an especially valuable reference for clinicians...recommend[ed]...for the personal library of any physician caring for patients with thyroid disorders. -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal This book would be an excellent purchase for any medical practitioner or health facility that treats people suffering from thyroid disease. It is concise, easy to use, and current. It is highly recommended as a resource for graduate level library collections supporting health or medical studies. - E-Streams The chapters in this text are well organized and well written, and this book should be on the shelf as a reference text for those physicians treating and managing diseases of the thyroid. - Clinical Chemistry This book would be an excellent purchase for any medical practitioner or health facility that treats people suffering from thyroid disease. It is concise, easy to use, and current. It is highly recommended as a resource for graduate level library collections supporting health or medical studies. -E-STREAMS It would be a welcome addition to the library of an endocrinologist who wishes to be updated, in a user-friendly way, on the latest research advances in thyroidology. -TRENDS in Endocrinology and Metabolism


...contains many excellent, up-to-date, informative, and clinically valuable chapters...very readable. .. -Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism ...a good book, of interest to all trainee endocrinologists and certainly of use as a vade mecum for established physicians with more than a passing interest in thyroid disease... -New England Journal of Medicine ...integrates state-of-the-art science with sound clinical advice...essential reading for the general internist, but even the most experienced endocrinologists will find something new. -Netherlands Journal of Medicine ...an especially valuable reference for clinicians...recommend[ed]...for the personal library of any physician caring for patients with thyroid disorders. -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal This book would be an excellent purchase for any medical practitioner or health facility that treats people suffering from thyroid disease. It is concise, easy to use, and current. It is highly recommended as a resource for graduate level library collections supporting health or medical studies. - E-Streams The chapters in this text are well organized and well written, and this book should be on the shelf as a reference text for those physicians treating and managing diseases of the thyroid. - Clinical Chemistry This book would be an excellent purchase for any medical practitioner or health facility that treats people suffering from thyroid disease. It is concise, easy to use, and current. It is highly recommended as a resource for graduate level library collections supporting health or medical studies. -E-STREAMS It would be a welcome addition to the library of an endocrinologist who wishes to be updated, in a user-friendly way, on the latest research advances in thyroidology. -TRENDS in Endocrinology and Metabolism


...contains many excellent, up-to-date, informative, and clinically valuable chapters...very readable. .. -Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism ...a good book, of interest to all trainee endocrinologists and certainly of use as a vade mecum for established physicians with more than a passing interest in thyroid disease... -New England Journal of Medicine ...integrates state-of-the-art science with sound clinical advice...essential reading for the general internist, but even the most experienced endocrinologists will find something new. -Netherlands Journal of Medicine ...an especially valuable reference for clinicians...recommend[ed]...for the personal library of any physician caring for patients with thyroid disorders. -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal This book would be an excellent purchase for any medical practitioner or health facility that treats people suffering from thyroid disease. It is concise, easy to use, and current. It is highly recommended as a resource for graduate level library collections supporting health or medical studies. - E-Streams The chapters in this text are well organized and well written, and this book should be on the shelf as a reference text for those physicians treating and managing diseases of the thyroid. - Clinical Chemistry This book would be an excellent purchase for any medical practitioner or health facility that treats people suffering from thyroid disease. It is concise, easy to use, and current. It is highly recommended as a resource for graduate level library collections supporting health or medical studies. -E-STREAMS It would be a welcome addition to the library of an endocrinologist who wishes to be updated, in a user-friendly way, on the latest research advances in thyroidology. -TRENDS in Endocrinology and Metabolism


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