Main description:

Part 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

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