Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, edited by Dr. Alan Farwell, is a collection of summaries of recently published articles from the medical literature that covers the broad spectrum of thyroid disorders.
Starting with the May 2009 issue, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients will be published on a monthly basis and include summaries of research studies that were discussed in the previous month’s issue of Clinical Thyroidology, a publication of the American Thyroid Association for physicians. Dr. Hershman is the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical
Thyroidology.
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Volume 5 Issue 2Now available in pdf format for saving and printing and Web page format for viewing online PDF Format for Saving and Printing TABLE OF CONTENTS – Web Format HYPERTHYROIDISM Hyperthyroidism increases the risk of death compared to the population without hyperthyroidism HYPERTHYROIDISM Transesophageal echocardiograms (TES) can predict risk of blood clots in the heart in hyperthyroid patients with atrial fibrillation THYROID AND PREGNANCY Appropriate dietary iodine intake during pregnancy and breastfeeding is important for both the mother and the baby THYROID NODULES Inexperience, cystic nodules and macrocalcifications often result in inadequate thyroid biopsy specimens THYROID CANCER All forms of thyroid nodule calcification seen on computed tomography (CT) are associated with thyroid cancer THYROID CANCER Low levels of circulating adiponectin are an independent risk factor for papillary thyroid cancer |
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