In this second edition of his popular and widely acclaimed book, Lewis Braverman and a panel of international authorities have thoroughly updated and revised the first edition with fresh perspectives, many new authors, and the latest scientific and clinical developments in thyroid disease. New to this edition are the clinical relevance of the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), broad coverage of autoimmune thyroid disease, and expanded coverage of thyroid cancer, including recombinant human TSH. Other chapters discuss such important topics as thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy and postpartum, thyroid disease in children and the elderly, the evaluation and management of nodular goiter, the worldwide problem of iodine deficiency and its eradication, and environmental goitrogens.
Authoritative and up-to-date, Diseases of the Thyroid, Second Edition, provides internists, family physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists, and endocrinologists alike with a highly readable guide not only to understanding thyroid disorders, but also to their optimal clinical management.

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Molecular Mechanisms of Nuclear Thyroid Hormone Action William W. Chin and Paul M. Yen Nongenomic Actions of Thyroid Hormone Paul J. Davis and Faith B. Davis Thyroid Testing: A Clinical Approach Laurie A. Kane and Hossein Gharib Neonatal Screening for Thyroid Disease Marvin L. Mitchell and Cecilia A. Larson Thyroid Disease in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence Rosalind S. Brown Thyroid Disease in Older Persons Clark T. Sawin Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases Stefano Mariotti and Giovanni Pinna Problems in the Management of Hypothyroidism Paul W. Ladenson Management of the Various Causes of Thyrotoxicosis Douglas S. Ross Resistance to Thyroid Hormone Joshua D. Safer Evaluation and Management of the Euthyroid Nodular and Diffuse Goiter Peter A. Singer Radiation and Thyroid Cancer: Lessons from a Half Century of Study Arthur B. Schneider and Elaine Ron Management of Thyroid Cancer Stephanie L. Lee Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy and After Delivery John H. Lazarus Goitrogens in the Environment Arnold Engel and Steven H. Lamm (based on Eduardo Gaitan) Iodine Deficiency and Its Elimination by Iodine Supplementation John T. Dunn Iodine-Induced Thyroid Disease Wilmar M. Wiersinga and Lewis E. Braverman Clinical Relevance of the Thyroid Sodium/Iodide Symporter Peter H. K. Eng and Su-Chin Ho Index