Disorders of the thyroid gland are common. Worldwide, some 200 million people have enlargement of this gland. As people with thyroid disease begin to know more about their disorder, they are able to cooperate better with treatment and their anxieties about the problem can be significantly reduced. This new edition has been revised and embraces the many important advances in the treatment of thyroid problems that have occurred since the 2nd edition was published, providing information on all types of thyroid disorders. Aimed at patients, their friends, and relatives, it includes up-to-date, readable accounts of disorders of the thyroid and the treatments, which are now available. Using the principles of evidence-based medicine, a number of 'best practice' protocols have been evolved for specific thyroid diseases in recent years, and these are featured throughout the book.
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19 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder, 13 Zeichnungen
19 halftones, 13 line drawings
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Höhe: 196 mm
Breite: 129 mm
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978-0-19-262946-3 (9780192629463)
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1. The thyroid gland; 2. Things that go wrong with the thyroid; 3. How your doctor finds out what is wrong; 4. Overactivity of the thyroid due to Graves' disease; 5. The eye changes associated with Graves' disease; 6. Other causes of thyroid activity; 7. Hashimoto's thyroiditis; 8. Underactivity of the thyroid and its causes; 9. Subacute viral thyroiditis; 10. Simple non-toxic goitre; 11. Multinodular goitre and the solitary nodule; 12. Cancer of the thyroid; 13. Thyroid problems in pregnancy and afterwards; 14. Miscellaneous disorders of the thyroid gland; 15. Other diseases associated with thyroid disorders; Glossary of terms; Glossary of drugs; Glossary of patient-support organisations
