Clinical Thyroidology for the Public summarizes selected research studies discussed in the previous month’s issue of Clinical Thyroidology, an official publication of the American Thyroid Association. Editor-in-chief, Alan Farwell, MD, FACE
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Volume 9 Issue 11
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Clinical Thyroidology for the Public Volume 9 Issue 11 (PDF file, 3.89 MB)
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HYPERTHYROIDISM American Thyroid Association Task Force Updates Treatment Guidelines for Hyperthyroidism
Ross, D et al. 2016 American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Hyperthyroidism and other causes of Thyrotoxicosis. Ross, Burch, et al., Thyroid. Oct 2016, 26(10): 1343-1421.
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THYROID AND PREGNANCY Birth defects are more common than other complications in pregnant women treated with anti-thyroid drugs
Andersen SL et al. Antithyroid drug side effects in the population and in pregnancy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016; 101 (4): 1606-14. Epub January 27, 2016.
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HYPERTHYROIDISM Low white blood cell counts are common in patients with Graves’ disease and improve with antithyroid drug treatment
Aggarwal A et al. Treatment of hyperthyroidism with antithyroid drugs corrects mild neutropenia in Graves’ disease. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf ). June 13, 2016 [Epub ahead of print]
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HYPERTHYROIDISM Can we predict which patients with hyperthyroidism will develop agranulocytosis with antithyroid drugs?
Cheung CL et al. HLA-B*38:02:01 predicts carbimazole/ methimazole-induced agranulocytosis. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2016;99:555-61. Epub January 12, 2016.
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SPOTLIGHT ON: GRAVES’ DISEASE & THYROID FOUNDATION
ATA ALLIANCE FOR THYROID PATIENT EDUCATION
Reasons to #GIVETOTHYROID – Giving Tuesday November 29, 2016
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