Advances in Graves' Disease and Other Hyperthyroid Disorders

Elaine A. Moore, Lisa Marie Moore (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2013
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7189-8 (ISBN)

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In 2001 Graves' Disease: A Practical Guide described the causes, diagnosis, treatment and disease course of Graves' disease and other hyperthyroid disorders, such as toxic multinodular goiter, thyroiditis, resistance to thyroid hormone, and hyperthyroidism caused by medications and genetic mutations.

The present work continues the above but focuses on subsequent advances in disease pathology, including discoveries regarding the genetic, immune system, and environmental factors that lead to hyperthyroid disorders; new guidelines for conventional treatment; and alternative and complementary medical therapies. Additional sections describe special circumstances such as hyperthyroidism in pregnancy and in children and transient hyperthyroidism in the newborn.

Elaine A. Moore has worked in hospital laboratories for more than 30 years, primarily in immunohematology and toxicology. She is a freelance medical writer and laboratory consultant. For more information, visit her website at www.elaine-moore.com. She lives in Sedalia, Colorado. Lisa Marie Moore lives in Atlanta, Georgia where she works for the federal government.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1. Hyperthyroidism and Its Signs and Symptoms

2. Causes of Hyperthyroidism

3. Graves’ Disease: When the Autoimmune Response Goes Awry

4. Genetic and Environmental Factors and Inﬂuences

5. Coexisting Conditions in Graves’ Disease and Hyperthyroidism

6. Diagnosing Hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease

7. Conventional Treatment Options for Hyperthyroidism

8. Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Hyperthyroidism

9. Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

10. Hyperthyroidism in Children and Adolescents

11. Graves’ Ophthalmopathy and Other Extrathyroidal Manifestations

Glossary

References

Resources

Index

Reihe/Serie	McFarland Health Topics
Zusatzinfo	9 photos, glossary, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	399 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Endokrinologie
ISBN-10	0-7864-7189-1 / 0786471891
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7189-8 / 9780786471898
Zustand	Neuware