"Graves' Disease: A Practical Guide (McFarland, 2001) described the causes, diagnosis, treatment and disease course of Graves' disease and other hyperthyroid disorders. Continuing, the present work focuses on subsequent advances in disease pathology, discoveries regarding the genetic, immune system, and environmental factors; new guidelines for conventional treatment; and alternative and complementary medical therapies. Additional sections describe special circumstances"--
Elaine Moore, who works in immunohematology and toxicology, and Lisa Marie Moore, who works for the federal government, outline the various disorders of hyperthyroidism and their causes, diagnoses, and treatments based on current guidelines and recommendations of the American Thyroid Association, American Association of Endocrinologists, and the Endocrine Society, along with new information. They cover signs and symptoms; the genetic, immune system, and environmental aspects of pathology in hyperthyroid disorders; coexisting conditions like nodular disease and vitamin B12 deficiency; conventional treatments; alternative and complementary therapies; hyperthyroidism in pregnancy, the postpartum period, and children and adolescents; and Graves' ophthalmopathy and other extrathyroidal manifestations, such as euthyroid Graves' disease, pretibial myxedema, and thyroid acropachy. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
