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Approach to Management of Thyroid Disorders

Comprehensive Guide on Thyroid Disorders

ABOUT the BOOK

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the diagnosis and management of the common thyroid disorders to serve as a useful resource to the physicians who are not specialist endocrinologists. A thorough account of physiological aspects, clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluation and management have been presented in a lucid manner. The practical issues related to both, subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism have been featured in the book. A special section on thyroid disorders in women will be especially useful for gynecologists as well as those practitioners who treat female patients. All-in-all, this book will serve as a valuable tool for everyday use.

Useful resource for disease management

Diagnosis, evalution of the condition

High quality infographics and images

FEATURES OF THE BOOK

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Structural aspects of thyroid gland
• The hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis - Regulation of the thyroid gland
• Thyroid hormones - Synthesis, secretion, transport, and metabolism
• Action of thyroid hormones
• Factors affecting thyroid hormone function

Section 1:

Thyroid gland - Clinical physiology

Section 2:

Thyroid disorders - An overview

• Classification of thyroid disorders
• Epidemiology of thyroid disorders
• Thyroid disorders-Indise perspective
• Current trends and recommendations for the future

Section 8:

Thyroid cancer

• Screening in clinical practice
• Treatment and follow-up of thyroid cancers

Section 3:

Evaluation of thyroid disorders

• Physical examination
• Laboratory testing
• Imaging techniques
• Cytopathology/Histopathology

Section 4:

Hypothyroidism

• Definition and classification
• Epidemiology
• Etiology
• Pathophysiology
• Clinical presentation
• Subclinical hypothyroidism
• Diagnosis
• Management
• Myxedema coma

• Definition
• Epidemiology
• Etiopathogenesis
• Clinical presentation
• Diagnostic work-up
• Management
• Subclinical thyrotoxicosis
• Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy
• Thyroid storm

Section 5:

Hypothyroidism

Section 6:

Thyroiditis

• Pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis
• Treatment and management

Section 7:

Thyroid nodules

• Epidemiology
• Etiopathogenesis
• Clinical examination
• Treatment and management

Section 9:

lodine-related thyroid disorders

• lodine deficiency and thyroid dysfunction
• lodine excess and thyroid dysfunction

Section 10:

Drug-induced thyroid diseases

• Drugs affecting thyroid function
• Drugs affecting the HPT axis

Section 11:

Drug-induced thyroid diseases

• Effect of selenium status on thyroid function
• Role of selenium supplementation in thyroid diseases

Section 12:

Thyroid disruptors

Section 13:

Thyroid diseases in women

• Introduction
• Changes in thyroid physiology during pregnancy
• Interpretation of thyroid function tests in pregnancy
• Screening
• Hypothyroidism in pregnancy
• Thyrotoxicosis In pregnancy

Section 14:

Thyroid diseases in neonates and children

• Thyroid physiology in early life
• Congenital hypothyroidism
• Acquired hypothyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism

Section 15:

Thyroid disorders - Managing patients in COVID-19 pandemic

• COVID-19 infection and thyroid diseases
• General management approach during COVID-19 pandemic
• Management of thyroid disorders during COVID-19 pandemic

Image gallery

Index

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. RV Jayakumar is presently a Senior Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes at Aster Medcity, Kochi since June 2016. He was formerly the Professor of Endocrinology at AIMS, Kochi, where he started the DM course in Endocrinology, for the first time in South India.Dr. RV Jayakumar worked in various Government Medical Colleges in Kerala state and was the Professor and Head of Medicine inThiruvananthapuram and Kottayam Medical Colleges. On completion of his graduation from Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, he pursued his post-graduation, MD in General Medicine from the same institution in 1973. He continued his academic journey with DM Endocrinology from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in 1977. Later on, he passedthe Dip. NB examination in Endocrinology in 1978 and subsequently completed MNAMS. In 1982, he passed the MRCP examination from the UK and was later conferred FRCP from Glasgow Royal College, in1995.

Dr. R V Jayakumar

DTM & H, MD, DM, MRCP; Prof. and Head, Dept.of Endocrinology; IPGME & R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata; Member, Subject Expert Committee, CDSCO, Govt. of India; Founder Patron, South Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies

Dr. Subhankar Chowdhury

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