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• Title:100 questions & answers about thyroid disorders / Warner M. Burch.
  
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• Variant Title:One hundred questions & answers about thyroid disorders
  100 questions and answers about thyroid disorders
  
• Author/Creator:Burch, Warner M.
  
• Published/Created:Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, ©2009.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WK200 .B947 2009
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Thyroid gland--Diseases--Popular works.
  Thyroid gland--Diseases--Miscellanea.
  
• Medical Subjects: Thyroid Diseases--Popular Works.
  Thyroid Gland--Popular Works.
  
• Description:143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  
• Series:100 questions & answers.
  
• Summary:The only text available to provide both the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Thyroid Disorders gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
  
• Notes:Includes index.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780763755492
  0763755494
  
• Contents:Introduction
  The Basics
  What is the thyroid
  What is free
  Why is iodine so important
  What causes a goiter?
  Hypothyroidism
  Are there any signs specific for hypothyroidism?
  Since the diagnosis of hypothyroidism rests on the TSH level, what is upper limit of normal for TSH?
  What's the cost of thyroid replacement therapy?
  How often should I have my thyroid levels checked?
  Hyperthyroidism
  What is Graves' disease?
  What are signs of hyperthyroidism?
  What is subacute thyroiditis?
  My physician diagnosed me with hyperthyroidism and has ordered a thyroid uptake and scan. What do these studies mean?
  Thyroid Nodule
  What is the best way to evaluate a thyroid nodule
  What results can I expect from the fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy?
  What are the indications for thyroid surgery?
  Why is a low-iodine diet used in preparation for a body scan?.