Epidemiology of Thyroid Disorders provides principled understanding and clinical knowledge to professionals dealing with thyroid disorders. Epidemiology of Thyroid Disorders focuses on pathophysiology of thyroid disorders, the prevalence and incidence of various diseases, and their prevention. This focused analysis on thyroid disorders raises awareness of this global problem. Thyroid disorders often go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Once diagnosed with hypothyroidism and prescribed levothyroxine, for example, patients are often over-treated which has cardiovascular complications, especially in the elderly. According to the National Cancer Institute, rates for new thyroid cancer cases have been rising on average 3.1% each year over the last 10 years. These trends are reviewed, looking at environmental risks, screening, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment. The global costs of treating this and other thyroid disorders are significant, including iodine deficiency in certain areas of the world. This succinct, targeted reference gives the reader excellent information on the epidemiology of global thyroid disorders, as well as up-to-date treatment data, and special focus on prevention. Serves as a starting point for medical professionals addressing the patterns, risk factors, prevention, and treatment of thyroid disorders around the worldDiscusses the prevalence of thyroid disorders around the world, covering disability and cost burdenChapters cover recent trends, technologies, and advancements in the management of thyroid diseases INDICE: Part I: Principles and Concepts 1. Global Impacts of Thyroid Disorders 2. Structures and Functions of the Thyroid Gland 3. Iodine and Thyroid Hormones 4. Effects of Thyroid Hormones in the Fetus Part II: Thyroid Dysfunction and Clinical Application 5. Goiter 6. Hypothyroidism 7. Subclinical Hypothyroidism 8. Hyperthyroidism 9. Subclinical Hyperthyroidism 10. Thyroiditis 11. Thyrotoxic Crisis (Thyroid Storm) 12. Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders 13. Thyroid Dysfunction and The Heart 14. Thyroid Dysfunction and Mental Disorders Part III: Global Epidemiology of Thyroid Neoplasms 15. Benign Thyroid Adenomas 16. Thyroid Cancer Part IV: Special Populations 17. Pregnancy and Thyroid Dysfunction 18. Thyroid Dysfunction in the Elderly
- ISBN: 978-0-12-818500-1
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 325
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2019
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés