Thyroid Diseases : Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment / edited by Paolo Vitti, Laszlo Hegedus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vitti, Paolo, editor.

Hegedüs, László, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Medicine (Springer-11650)

Endocrinology,. 2510-1927

Endocrinology, 2510-1927

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endocrinology.

Local Subjects:

Endocrinology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 690 pages).

Contained In:

Springer Nature Living Reference

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book presents the latest advances in knowledge of the pathogenesis of thyroid diseases and describes the state of the art in their diagnosis and treatment, including newly emerging management approaches. After an opening section that addresses thyroid physiology and laboratory evaluation, each of the major thyroid diseases and their subtypes is discussed, covering goiter and thyroid nodule, thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis, and thyroid carcinoma. Other conditions that affect thyroid function or induce thyroid dysfunction are also considered, e.g., pregnancy, non-thyroidal disorders, and medication use. The book is designed to assist practitioners to achieve optimal outcomes in clinical routine by providing clear guidance on clinical examination, the use of diagnostic tests, first- and second-line therapies, and follow-up. Chapter have been written by recognized experts in the field.

Contents:

Part I Thyroid physiology and laboratory evaluation of the thyroid: Regulation of thyroid function, synthesis and function of thyroid hormones

Tests of thyroid function

Thyroid autoantibodies

Thyroid imaging

Part II Goiter and thyroid nodule: Non-toxic goiter

Thyroid nodule

Part III Thyroiditis: Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Post-partum thyroiditis and silent thyroiditis

Acute and sub-acute thyroiditis

Part IV Hypothyroidism: Classification and etiopathogenesis

Congenital hypothyroidism

Primary hypothyroidism

Central hypothyroidism

Diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism

Part V Hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis: Graves' disease

Graves' ophthalmopathy

Treatment of Graves' disease

Toxic adenoma and multinodular toxic goiter

Other forms of thyrotoxicosis

Part VI Thyroid carcinoma: Pathogenesis of thyroid carcinoma

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma of follicular origin

Medullary carcinoma

Anaplastic and other forms of thyroid carcinoma

New (medical) treatment for thyroid carcinoma

Part VII Other conditions influencing thyroid function or inducing thyroid dysfunction: Thyroid physiology and thyroid diseases in pregnancy

Non-thyroidal illness

Drugs and other substances interfering with thyroid function and inducing thyroid diseases.

ISBN:

978-3-319-29195-6

9783319291956

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