Overview

Hyperthyroidism is the term for overactive tissue within the thyroid gland, resulting in overproduction and thus an excess of circulating free thyroid hormones. It is a common endocrine condition which most often is treated with thyrostatic drugs or radioiodine, less commonly with surgery. Graves' disease is the most common cause of primary hyperthyroidism and is characterised by goitre, palpitation and exophthalmos. This book discusses the pathogenesis, phenotypic expression and challenges in management for Graves' disease. The effectiveness of adrenergic blockers carvedilol, propranolol and verapamil on hyperthroidism associated insulin resistance is also examined. Furthermore, over the past two decades, there are increasing numbers of reports with a newly introduced group of unusual manifestations of hyperthyroidism. These unusual presentations make the diagnosis more challenging especially when they are the only presenting manifestations of the disease, or when the classical manifestations are subtle or overlooked.

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Author:   Lionel Mertens ,  Jeremy Bogaert
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 26.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 18.00cm
Weight:   0.874kg
ISBN:  

9781608764419

ISBN 10:   1608764419
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   18 May 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Differential Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism; Atypical Variants of Graves' Disease: Pathogenesis, Phenotypic Expression & Challenges in Management; Styles of Coping with Stress in Patients with Graves-Basedow Disease & Acceptance of the Illness; Radioiodine Treatment of Hyperthyroidism; Results of Orbital Decompression in Patients with Severe Thyroid Ophthalmopathy -- Experience of 22 Years; Adjuvant Therapy in Hyperthyroidism; Hyperthyroidism & Acute Thyroid Emergencies -- A Discussion & Review of the Evidence Base; Euthyroid Graves' Disease: Pathogenesis & Treatment; Thyroid Receptor Antagonists: Possible Avenue in Management of Hyperthyroidism; Efficacy of Carvedilol, Propranolol & Verapamil on Hyperthyroidism Associated Insulin Resistance -- A Comparative Experimental Study; Thyroid Carcinoma & Hyperthyroidism; Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases & Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Associated Antigen 4 Gene; Unusual Presentations of Hyperthyroidism; Hyperthyroidism; Hyperthyroidism: Etiology, Diagnosis & Treatment; Managing Moderate to Severe Graves Ophthalmopathy: An up-to-date Review; Thyroid Function in Infants with Mothers with Graves' Disease & Hyperthyroidism During Pregnancy; Immuno-pathogenesis of Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy (TAO): The Effect of Novel Treatment of TAO with anit-TNF & anit- CD 20 Monoclonal Antibodies; Index.

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