Thyropedia: An Encyclopedia of Thyroidology: Economy Version

by Ch Rubab

This book is useful for not only for endocrinologists, but also for general medical practitioners, patients suffering from any thyroid disorder, radiologists, obstetrician- Gynecologists, Nursing professionals, dietitians, The book contains four parts - Part 1- Thyroid Disorder an overview: This part contains anatomy, physiology of thyroid, Hormones- T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, rT3, Calcitonin, Thyroid Function Tests, Topics on Iodine [Including woffchaikoff effect and Jod Basedew Effect], Pregnancy, and feminine issues associated with Thyroid Disorder, Hypothyroidism, Thyrotoxicosis/Hyperthyroidism [including Mechanism of action of ATDs and their interactions], Graves disease, [With detailed disscussion on Graves ophthalmopathy], Thyrotoxicosis due to autonomus functioning nodules- MTG and Toxic Adenoma, Sub acute thyroiditis, Nodules and CancersVarious aspects of surgery have been discussed in details and the imerging therapies like Percutaneous Ethanol Injection, Radio Frequency Ablation etc have been also discussed Part 2- Thyroid Disorders and other Disorders: This part contains topics on: Impact of thyroid disorder on psychiatric disorder and vice-versa, thyroid disorder and Diabetes, Thyroid Disorder and Cardiac healthPart-3 Imagining and Scans: This part discusses Ultrasound and Scintigraphy in detailsPart 4- Clinical Approach and Case Studies: This part contains topics on clinical approach- How to take history, how to go for diagnosis, comparisons of signs and symptoms, Inspection, Examination, Palpation, Auscultation, Differential Diagnosis and study of a lot of cases.Hopefully, it will serve your pu

320 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2019