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Differential diagnosis of hyperthyroidism / Mehtap Cakir.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cakir, Mehtap.
- Series:
- Endocrinology research and clinical developments.
- Novinka (Series)
- Endocrinology research and clinical developments series
- Novinka
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hyperthyroidism--Diagnosis.
- Hyperthyroidism.
- Diagnosis, Differential.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (114 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Thyrotoxicosis is the term given to any condition that causes exposure of the tissues to high serum concentrations of free thyroxine (T4), free triiodothyronine (T3), or both that results with hypermetabolism and hyperactivity. Hyperthyroidism is the term given to the subgroup of diseases in which the reason of thyrotoxicosis is increased thyroid hormone synthesis and secretion by the thyroid gland.
- Contents:
- Graves' disease
- Toxic adenoma and toxic multinodular goiter
- TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma
- Syndromes of reduced sensitivity to thyroid hormones
- Trophoblastic tumors and hyperemesis gravidarum
- Autosomal-dominant non-autoimmune hyperthyroidism
- Thyroid carcinoma
- Struma ovarii
- Iodine excess and hyperthyroidism.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [53]-87) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61668-802-5
- OCLC:
- 923662016
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