The Thyroid Sourcebook (5th Edition)

by Rosenthal, M. Sara

• ISBN13: 9780071597258
• ISBN10: 0071597255
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-01
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

The classic reference guide for living with thyroid disorder--now completely revised and updated .TheNew York Timescalled this book "an excellent source of information."The Thyroid Sourcebookfeatures patient narratives; information on the complications of hypo- and hyperthyroidism, such as depression, weight gain, thyroid, eye.disease, and sleep disorders; the latest on complimentary medicine; and much more.

Author Biography

M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D., is a thyroid cancer survivor, bioethicist, medical sociologist, and pioneer in consumer health writing who has authored more than thirty books. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Toronto and is the director of the Program for Bioethics at the University of Kentucky.

.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Arming Yourself with Thyroid Health Information	p. xiii
Meet Your Thyroid Gland: A Beautiful Butterfly	p. 1
How Your Thyroid Works	p. 2
Thyroid Disorders and Treatments: An Overview	p. 9
Slowing Down: Hypothyroidism	p. 13
Symptoms of Hypothyroidism	p. 14
Diagnosing Hypothyroidism	p. 19
Common Causes of Hypothyroidism	p. 21
Treating Hypothyroidism	p. 27
Feeling Hypothyroid When Your Tests Are Normal	p. 27
Speeding Up: Thyrotoxicosis and Hyperthyroidism	p. 33
Signs of Thyrotoxicosis	p. 33
Graves' Disease: The Most Common Cause of Hyperthyroidism	p. 43
Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis	p. 51
Diagnosing Thyrotoxicosis and/or Hyperthyroidism	p. 53
Treating Thyrotoxicosis Not Caused by Graves' Disease	p. 54
Thyroiditis: Inflammation of the Thyroid Gland	p. 57
Subacute Viral Thyroiditis: Pain in the Neck!	p. 57
Silent Thyroiditis	p. 59
Postpartum Thyroiditis	p. 60
Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis	p. 61
Riedel's Thyroiditis	p. 62
Thyroid Nodules: Lumps in the Thyroid Gland	p. 63
Finding a Thyroid Nodule	p. 64
Evaluating a Nodule	p. 66
Types of Thyroid Nodules	p. 70
Who Should Be Screened for Thyroid Nodules?	p. 77
Thyroid Cancer: A Beginner's Guide	p. 81
What Causes Thyroid Cancer?	p. 81
Signs of Thyroid Cancer	p. 83
Types of Thyroid Cancer	p. 85
Staging and Spreading	p. 87
Treating Common Types of Thyroid Cancer	p. 89
What You Should Know About Thyroidectomy	p. 90
Follow-Up Scans and Tests	p. 94
Thyroid Hormone Suppression Therapy	p. 95
Treating Recurrence	p. 96
Complications, Other Conditions, and Comorbidities: When Other Stuff Happens, Too	p. 97
Thyroid Eye Disease	p. 97
Depression or Anxiety: Could It Be My Thyroid?	p. 102
Heart Disease and Thyroid Disease: A Troublesome Duo	p. 106
Fatigue: Sleep Disorder or Thyroid Disease?	p. 112
Menopause and Thyroid Disease	p. 116
Thyroid Disease After Sixty	p. 118
The Autoimmune Disease Collection Package	p. 120
Thyroid Disease and New Life: Fertility, Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Neonatal Issues	p. 121
Thyroid Disease and Fertility	p. 122
Normal Pregnancy Discomforts: How They Relate to Thyroid Disease	p. 124
Pregnancy and Preexisting Thyroid Disease	p. 125
Gestational Thyroid Disease	p. 126
Discovering Thyroid Nodules During Pregnancy	p. 130
After the Baby Is Born	p. 130
Thyroid Disease in Newborns and Infants	p. 133
Hot Stuff: A Beginner's Guide to Radioactive Iodine	p. 137
What Is Radioactive Iodine?	p. 138
Nuclear Testing with Radioactive Iodine	p. 139
Radioactive Iodine Treatment	p. 143
Helping the Medicine Go Down: Thyroid Hormone Replacement and Other Medications	p. 153
A Brief History of Thyroid Hormone Replacement	p. 154
Synthetic Versus "Natural" Thyroid Hormone: A Reality Check	p. 154
Twenty-First-Century Thyroid Hormone Therapy	p. 157
When You Must Take T3	p. 164
What to Eat: Diet, Nutrition, and Thyroid Disease	p. 169
Diet and Iodine	p. 169
The Low-Iodine Diet	p. 173
The Hypothyroid Diet for Life: Low Glycemic Index, Low Fat, and High Fiber	p. 178
The Hyperthyroid Diet	p. 183
Thyroid Disease and Obesity	p. 183
Complementary Activities and Therapies: When You Need a Massage	p. 187
Becoming Active	p. 187
For Your Mental Health	p. 191
Feel-Good Therapies That Work!	p. 197
How to Assess Thyroid Books, Websites, and Other Resources	p. 203
Legitimate Thyroid Resources for Patients	p. 211
Glossary	p. 217
Bibliography	p. 229
Index	p. 235
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.