The Thyroid Sourcebook (5th Edition)
by Rosenthal, M. SaraEdition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-12-01
Publisher(s): McGraw Hill
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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 |
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