Diseases of the Thyroid

Diseases of the Thyroid (Contemporary Endocrinology Series)

ANNOTATION
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Current review of clinical thyroidology and the molecular biology of thyroid
hormone action.
SYNOPSIS
New authors were recruited to make the second edition not only more current
than the first, for which no date is cited, but also broader in its coverage of
the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment of thyroid disease.
Specialists mostly from the US consider neonatal thyroid screening, thyroid
dysfunction during infancy and childhood, peripartum thyroid disorders, the
elderly, the clinical relevance of the sodium/iodide symporter to pathogenesis
and treatment, the worldwide iodine deficiency and its eradication, and other
topics. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
FROM THE CRITICS
David H. Sarne
This multiauthored text is a current survey of clinical thyroidology. It begins
with two introductory chapters reviewing genomic and nongenomic mechanisms of
thyroid hormone action. The remaining 17 chapters cover major topics in the
pathophysiology, diagnosis, or management of clinical thyroid disorders. It is
intended to provide an update of clinical thyroidology and the molecular
biology of thyroid hormone action. This book is particularly useful for
practicing endocrinologists. It will be of great value to any physician who
treats patients and must diagnose or manage a thyroid disorder. This will also
be a useful reference book for house officers and medical students. The initial
chapter will be difficult to understand for those without a basic knowledge of
transcriptional regulation. Many of the chapters contain useful tables and
relevant illustrations. In a couple of chapters, some computer generated
graphics do not reproduce well. Most of the chapters provide a comprehensive
discussion of a specific topic in the pathophysiology, diagnosis or management
of a clinical thyroid disorder. Each chapter is written by a recognized expert
and contains relevant current references. This book is an especially valuable
reference for clinicians, because the information found in each of these
chapters would typically be scattered over several chapters in most textbooks.
Chapters on thyroid disorders in children, pregnancy, and the elderly
complement those devoted to a specific disease. I will be using this book often
and recommend it for the personal library of any physician caring for patients
with thyroid disorders.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer: David H. Sarne, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of
Medicine)
Description: This multiauthored text is a current survey of clinical
thyroidology. It begins with two introductory chapters reviewing genomic and
nongenomic mechanisms of thyroid hormone action. The remaining 17 chapters
cover major topics in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, or management of clinical
thyroid disorders.
Purpose: It is intended to provide an update of clinical thyroidology and the
molecular biology of thyroid hormone action.
Audience: This book is particularly useful for practicing endocrinologists. It
will be of great value to any physician who treats patients and must diagnose
or manage a thyroid disorder. This will also be a useful reference book for
house officers and medical students. The initial chapter will be difficult to
understand for those without a basic knowledge of transcriptional regulation.
Features: Many of the chapters contain useful tables and relevant
illustrations. In a couple of chapters, some computer generated graphics do not
reproduce well.
Assessment: Most of the chapters provide a comprehensive discussion of a
specific topic in the pathophysiology, diagnosis or management of a clinical
thyroid disorder. Each chapter is written by a recognized expert and contains
relevant current references. This book is a