Werner and Ingbar's the thyroid : a fundamental and clinical text
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Werner and Ingbar's the thyroid : a fundamental and clinical text
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2000
8th ed.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Recommended in the Brandon/Hill selected list of print books and journals for the small medical library - April 2001 & 2003 The Eighth Edition of this standard-setting text has been extensively revised and updated to include ALL aspects of thyroidology. Comprehensive and well organised, Werner & Ingbar's The Thyroid: A Fundamental and Clinical Text covers both basic and clinical aspects of the entire subspeciality. Written and compiled by internationally recognised leaders in the field, this classic reference includes sections on thyroid function testing and specific thyroid diseases, as well as information on the structure and function of nuclear receptors for thyroid hormone. The text also incorporates the newest findings for the treatment of thyroid autoimmune diseases and thyroid nodular disease
Table of Contents
PART I: THE NORMAL THYROID History, Ontogency, and Anatomy Thyroid Synthesis and Secretion Peripheral Hormone Metabolism Thyroid Hormone Action Factors that Control Thyroid Function PART II: LABORATORY ASSESSMENT OF THYROID FUNCTION Radioisotopes and Direct Tests of Thyroid Function Miscellaneous Tests PART III: INTRODUCTION TO THYROID DISEASES PART IV: THYROID DISEASES: THYROTOXICOSIS Introduction Causes of Throtoxicosis Organ System Manifestations of Throtoxicosis Management of Thyrotoxicosis PART V: THYROID DISEASES: HYPOTHYROIDISM Introduction Causes of Hypothyroidism Organ System Manifestations of Hypothyroidism Management of Hypothyroidism PART VI: THYROID DISEASES: NONTOXIC DIFFUSE AND MULTINODULAR GOITER PART VII: THYROID DISEASES: TUMORS PART VIII: THE THYROID IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD PART IX: SPECIAL TOPICS IN THYROIDOLOGY Inde
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