Advances in Graves' Disease and Other Hyperthyroid Disorders

by Elaine A. Moore, Lisa Marie Moore

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476606224
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	10/11/2013
Series:	McFarland Health Topics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.
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 Moore lives in Atlanta, Georgia where she works for the federal government.

Table of Contents

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

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this well-written guide is a timely and valuable resource”—ARBA.

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this well-written guide is a timely and valuable resource

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