Graves' Disease (eBook)
XI, 344 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-1-4939-2534-6 (ISBN)
This indispensable volume is designed to facilitate the best possible physician-patient discussion on Graves' disease by providing the most up-to-date evidence-based information in a clinically useful and patient-centric manner. Comprehensive and covering such topics as Professionalism and the Art of Patient-centric Thyroidology, the Immunopathogenesis of Graves' Disease, and the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Storm, the book addresses all the important refinements in the treatment of Graves' disease in recent years. These include new indications and contraindications for antithyroid drugs, improved approaches to radioactive iodine therapy, the development of novel surgical techniques, and a better understanding of the combined use of these modalities, among other developments. Also addressed are the advances in the treatment of GO, including the use of disease activity and severity assessments to inform management decisions and the completion of the first randomized controlled therapeutic trials. Developed by a renowned group of internationally respected authorities, Graves' Disease: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians is a significant new reference that will be of great interest to all clinicians who treat this debilitating condition.
Rebecca S. Bahn, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Mayo Building E18
200 1st Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Mailing Address:
1120 South 2nd Street #1210, Minneapolis, MN 55415
This indispensable volume is designed to facilitate the best possible physician-patient discussion on Graves' disease by providing the most up-to-date evidence-based information in a clinically useful and patient-centric manner. Comprehensive and covering such topics as Professionalism and the Art of Patient-centric Thyroidology, the Immunopathogenesis of Graves' Disease, and the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Storm, the book addresses all the important refinements in the treatment of Graves' disease in recent years. These include new indications and contraindications for antithyroid drugs, improved approaches to radioactive iodine therapy, the development of novel surgical techniques, and a better understanding of the combined use of these modalities, among other developments. Also addressed are the advances in the treatment of GO, including the use of disease activity and severity assessments to inform management decisions and the completion of the first randomized controlled therapeutic trials. Developed by a renowned group of internationally respected authorities, Graves' Disease: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians is a significant new reference that will be of great interest to all clinicians who treat this debilitating condition.
Rebecca S. Bahn, M.D.Professor of MedicineMayo ClinicDepartment of Endocrinology and MetabolismMayo Building E18 200 1st Street SWRochester, MN 55905Mailing Address: 1120 South 2nd Street #1210, Minneapolis, MN 55415
PrefaceChapter 1: Professionalism and the Art of Patient-centric ThyroidologyChapter 2: Immunopathogenesis of Graves’ DiseaseChapter 3: Epidemiology and Genetic Factors in Graves’ Disease and Graves’ OphthalmopathyChapter 4: Laboratory and Clinical Assessment of Hyperthyroidism Chapter 5: Evidence-Based Discussion of Treatment Options for Graves’ DiseaseChapter 6: Antithyroid Drug Therapy in Patients with Graves’ DiseaseChapter 7: Radioiodine Treatment in Patients with Graves’ DiseaseChapter 8: Thyroidectomy in Patients with Graves’ DiseaseChapter 9: Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid StormChapter 10: Impact of Hyperthyroidism on the Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal Systems and Management of Patients with Subclinical Graves’ DiseaseChapter 11: Graves’ Disease in ChildhoodChapter 12: Graves’ Disease and PregnancyChapter 13: Pathogenesis of Graves’ OrbitopathyChapter 14: Combined Thyroid Eye Clinics in the Management of Graves’ OphthalmopathyChapter 15: Thyroid Dermopathy and AcropachyChapter 16: Treatment of Hyperthyroidism in Patients with Graves’ OrbitopathyChapter 17: Assessment and Management Plan for Graves’ OrbitopathyChapter 18: Natural History, Risk Factors and Management of Patients with Mild GOChapter 19: Medical Treatment for Moderately Severe and Vision-Threatening Graves’ OrbitopathyChapter 20: Pre-Operative Assessment and Orbital Decompression Surgery in Patients with Graves’ OphthalmopathyChapter 21: Surgical Management of Extraocular Muscle Dysfunction in Patients with GOChapter 22: Quality of Life in Graves’ OphthalmopathyChapter 23: Future Therapy for Graves’ Disease and Ophthalmopathy
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.3.2015 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XI, 344 p. 55 illus., 35 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Allgemeinmedizin | |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Endokrinologie | |
| Schlagworte | antithyroid drugs • central tolerance • Diabetes • Graves' disease • Hyperthyroidism • Immunopathogenesis • Patient-centric Thyroidology • Regulatory T cells |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4939-2534-2 / 1493925342 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4939-2534-6 / 9781493925346 |
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