Thyroid function and disease

This integrated clinical reference offers candid coverage and informed views on thyroid function and disease. Carefully detailed line drawings elucidate the discussions by 3 renowned clinicians. Coverage includes thyroid hormone biosynthesis, laboratory evaluation, nontoxic goiter, hyperthyroidism, thyroid disease in pregnancy, malignant diseases, thyroiditis, and much more. Content: Inside Front Cover , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface , Page v 1 - Histogenesis, Histology, Gross Anatomy, Physical Examination, and Imaging of the Human Thyroid Gland , Pages 1-10 2 - Thyroid Hormone Biosynthesis , Pages 11-40 3 - The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis , Pages 41-64 4 - Distribution and Metabolism of the Thyroid Hormones , Pages 65-89 5 - Tissue and Cellular Effects of Thyroid Hormones and Their Mechanism of Action , Pages 90-123 6 - Measurement of Thyroid Function , Pages 124-139 7 - Nontoxic Goiter—Diffuse and Nodular , Pages 141-151 8 - Nodular Goiter and Thyroid Cancer , Pages 152-174 9 - Infective Thyroiditis , Pages 175-178 10 - Subacute Thyroiditis , Pages 179-190 11 - Autoimmune Thyroiditis , Pages 191-207 12 - Invasive Fibrous (Riedel's) Thyroiditis , Pages 208-213 13 - Graves' Disease , Pages 214-260 14 - Other Forms of Hyperthyroidism , Pages 261-273 15 - Hypothyroidism , Pages 274-291 16 - Thyroid Diseases in Pregnancy , Pages 292-323 INDEX , Pages 325-335