Medical Management of Thyroid Disease (Public Administration and Public Policy)

Focusing on effective and practical care of patients with thyroid disease, this essential guide presents authoritative, cost-effective, and evidence-based resolutions to common clinical problems, as well as important information on uncommon thyroid disorders. Incorporates the latest technological advances for examination and treatment, including new applications of fine-needle aspiration (FNA), scintigraphy, and ultrasonography. Conveying practical information in a convenient easy-to-read format, Medical Management of Thyroid Disease · describes the utility of sensitive assays for thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) · discusses the appropriate management of hyperthyroidism, with emphasis on Graves' disease, subclinical hyperthyroidism, thyroid storm, and the use of antithyroid drugs and their related side effects · distinguishes hypothyroidism due to autoimmune disease from other causes of thyroid gland failure, and discusses various thyroid hormone preparations, including synthetic liothyronine (LT3), levothyroxine (LT4), and LT4 and LT3 combination therapy · analyzes the pathogenesis, classification, assessment, and management of thyroid nodules and goiter · details care for pediatric thyroid disorders and thyroid disorders during pregnancy · examines causes, diagnosis, and treatments of papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas, with important new information on human recombinant TSH · extensively considers thyroid disorders in the elderly, with an emphasis on subclinical thyroid disease · and more! Written by internationally renowned experts and containing over 1700 literature references, tables, and drawings, Medical Management of Thyroid Disease is an authoritative and very useful reference for endocrinologists, internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, family physicians, pediatricians, geriatricians, nutritionists, dietitians, and medical students.