Main description:

This indispensable volume is designed to facilitate the best possible physician-patient discussion on Graves' disease by providing the most up-to-date evidence-based information in a clinically useful and patient-centric manner. Comprehensive and covering such topics as Professionalism and the Art of Patient-centric Thyroidology, the Immunopathogenesis of Graves' Disease, and the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Storm, the book addresses all the important refinements in the treatment of Graves' disease in recent years. These include new indications and contraindications for antithyroid drugs, improved approaches to radioactive iodine therapy, the development of novel surgical techniques, and a better understanding of the combined use of these modalities, among other developments. Also addressed are the advances in the treatment of GO, including the use of disease activity and severity assessments to inform management decisions and the completion of the first randomized controlled therapeutic trials. Developed by a renowned group of internationally respected authorities, Graves' Disease: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians is a significant new reference that will be of great interest to all clinicians who treat this debilitating condition.

Contents:

Preface

Chapter 1: Professionalism and the Art of Patient-centric Thyroidology

Chapter 2: Immunopathogenesis of Graves' Disease

Chapter 3: Epidemiology and Genetic Factors in Graves' Disease and Graves' Ophthalmopathy

Chapter 4: Laboratory and Clinical Assessment of Hyperthyroidism

Chapter 5: Evidence-Based Discussion of Treatment Options for Graves' Disease

Chapter 6: Antithyroid Drug Therapy in Patients with Graves' Disease

Chapter 7: Radioiodine Treatment in Patients with Graves' Disease

Chapter 8: Thyroidectomy in Patients with Graves' Disease

Chapter 9: Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Storm

Chapter 10: Impact of Hyperthyroidism on the Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal Systems and Management of Patients with Subclinical Graves' Disease

Chapter 11: Graves' Disease in Childhood

Chapter 12: Graves' Disease and Pregnancy

Chapter 13: Pathogenesis of Graves' Orbitopathy

Chapter 14: Combined Thyroid Eye Clinics in the Management of Graves' Ophthalmopathy

Chapter 15: Thyroid Dermopathy and Acropachy

Chapter 16: Treatment of Hyperthyroidism in Patients with Graves' Orbitopathy

Chapter 17: Assessment and Management Plan for Graves' Orbitopathy

Chapter 18: Natural History, Risk Factors and Management of Patients with Mild GO

Chapter 19: Medical Treatment for Moderately Severe and Vision-Threatening Graves' Orbitopathy

Chapter 20: Pre-Operative Assessment and Orbital Decompression Surgery in Patients with Graves' Ophthalmopathy

Chapter 21: Surgical Management of Extraocular Muscle Dysfunction in Patients with GO

Chapter 22: Quality of Life in Graves' Ophthalmopathy

Chapter 23: Future Therapy for Graves' Disease and Ophthalmopathy