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Graves' Disease : A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians edited by Rebecca S. Bahn. - New York Springer 2015 - 1 recurso en línea (XI, 344 páginas) 55 ilustraciones, 35 ilustraciones en color

Preface -- Chapter 1: Professionalism and the Art of Patient-centric Thyroidology -- Chapter 2: Immunopathogenesis of Gravesâ€ĩsease -- Chapter 3: Epidemiology and Genetic Factors in Gravesâ€ĩsease and Gravesâ€hthalmopathy -- Chapter 4: Laboratory and Clinical Assessment of Hyperthyroidism -- Chapter 5: Evidence-Based Discussion of Treatment Options for Gravesâ€ĩsease -- Chapter 6: Antithyroid Drug Therapy in Patients with Gravesâ€ĩsease -- Chapter 7: Radioiodine Treatment in Patients with Gravesâ€ĩsease -- Chapter 8: Thyroidectomy in Patients with Gravesâ€ĩsease -- Chapter 9: Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Storm -- Chapter 10: Impact of Hyperthyroidism on the Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal Systems and Management of Patients with Subclinical Gravesâ€ĩsease -- Chapter 11: Gravesâ€ĩsease in Childhood -- Chapter 12: Gravesâ€ĩsease and Pregnancy -- Chapter 13: Pathogenesis of Gravesâ€bitopathy -- Chapter 14: Combined Thyroid Eye Clinics in the Management of Gravesâ€hthalmopathy -- Chapter 15: Thyroid Dermopathy and Acropachy -- Chapter 16: Treatment of Hyperthyroidism in Patients with Gravesâ€bitopathy -- Chapter 17: Assessment and Management Plan for Gravesâ€bitopathy -- Chapter 18: Natural History, Risk Factors and Management of Patients with Mild GO -- Chapter 19: Medical Treatment for Moderately Severe and Vision-Threatening Gravesâ€bitopathy -- Chapter 20: Pre-Operative Assessment and Orbital Decompression Surgery in Patients with Gravesâ€hthalmopathy -- Chapter 21: Surgical Management of Extraocular Muscle Dysfunction in Patients with GO -- Chapter 22: Quality of Life in Gravesâ€hthalmopathy -- Chapter 23: Future Therapy for Gravesâ€ĩsease and Ophthalmopathy.

This indispensable volume is designed to facilitate the best possible physicianâ€ient discussion on Gravesâ€sease by providing the most up-to-date evidence-based information in a clinically useful and patient-centric manner. Âmprehensive and covering such topics as Professionalism and the Art of Patient-centric Thyroidology, the Immunopathogenesis of Gravesâ€ĩsease, and the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Storm, the book addresses all the important refinements in the treatment of Gravesâ€sease in recent years. These include new indications and contraindications for antithyroid drugs, improved approaches to radioactive iodine therapy, the development of novel surgical techniques, and a better understanding of the combined use of these modalities, among other developments. Also addressed are the advances in the treatment of GO, including the use of disease activity and severity assessments to inform management decisions and the completion of the first randomized controlled therapeutic trials.Âĥveloped by a renowned group of internationally respected authorities, Gravesâ€ĩsease: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians is a significant new reference that will be of great interest to all clinicians who treat this debilitating condition.

ISBN: 9781493925346

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2534-6 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Práctica médica
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Endocrinología

LC Class. No.: RC657.5.G7 / 2015 EB