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Main description:
Thyroid Disease: A Case-Based and Practical Guide for Primary Care, by Dr. Emanuel Brams, is a supremely readable cased-based approach to understanding the myriad of disorders that encompass thyroid disease. Using cases derived from his busy practice, Dr. Brams gives us the history and physical examination details of each case, along with test results. Then, through a series of questions similar to that which any good clinician asks while caring for a patient, Dr. Brams explains an optimal approach to diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of thyroid disease, with an emphasis on the practical and common issues that primary care physicians see in their offices. This is an important book for primary care physicians because thyroid disease is common in the population we take care of and accounts for 3-5% of primary care visits. It is often cited as an area that primary care phy- cians find confusing. Dr. Brams clarifies thyroid disease and, through his generous sharing of cases, allows us to join him in making clear diagnoses as well as share in the ambiguity and decisions about approach when the diagnoses and course of treatment are not clear. In this way, the book is honest, and deals directly with the issues of thyroid disease as they are seen by us as physicians, not as we sometimes may wish they were seen if patients presented with the clarity of walking textbooks. Dr.
Contents:
Part I. Physiology, Testing, and Common Thyroid Disorders
Introduction
Thyroid Testing and Imaging
Graves' Disease
Other Causes of Hyperthyroidism
Thyroid Ophthalmopathy
Hypothyroidism
Subclinical Thyroid Disease
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy and Postpartum
Thyroid Disease in Children and Adolescents
Thyroid Nodules and Cancer
Management of Thyroid Cancer Patients
Part II. Challenging Thyroid Disorders and Current Controversies
Challenging Cases of Hyperthyroidism
Treatment of Graves' Disease: A Personal Perspective
Iatrogenic Hyperthyroidism
Final Thoughts
Index
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Publication date: November, 2010
Pages: 170
Weight: 259g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Diseases and Disorders
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