Health and Medical Guide to Hormones and the Endocrine System Thyroid Diseases Health information topics about Thyroid Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Endocrine System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZW5TZ46JC&sub_... Children 1. Thyroid Disorders Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/gland/thyroid.html 2. Congenital Hypothyroidism MAGIC Foundation http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/114.125/ 3. Childhood Head and Neck Irradiation American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/Head_Neck_IrradiationFAQ.pdf 4. Clinical Hypothyroidism MAGIC Foundation http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/114.126/ 5. Thyroid through the Ages: Birth and Early Childhoo American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/pub/tam2001/tam-birth.php Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Thyroid Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D013959&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypothyroidism National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007037&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Hyperthyroidism National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006980&recruiting... 4. ClinicalTrials.gov: Thyroiditis, Autoimmune National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D013967&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. TRH Stimulation Test National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/trh.pdf 2. TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tsh/test.html 3. T4 (Thyroxine): The Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/t4/test.html 4. Thyroid Scan/Thyroid Uptake Study National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/thyroidupt.pdf 5. Calcium Pentagastrin Test National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/calciumpentagastri.pdf... 6. Thyroperoxidase (TPO) Antibodies Test Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00806 7. T3 (Triiodothyronine): The Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/t3/test.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Thyroid Disease Definitions Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/growth/thyroid_definitions.h... Directories 1. AACE Physician Finder American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/memsearch.php 2. Find a Thyroid Specialist American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/patients/specialists.php3 3. Organizations for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/endorg/endorg.htm Disease Management 1. Thyroid: Lifestyle Issues and Prevention Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/learn/thyroid_4.html Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Pendred syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=pendredsyndrome 2. Genetics Home Reference: Congenital hypothyroidism National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=congenitalhypothyroidism Nutrition 1. Preparing to Receive I-131: The Low-Iodine Diet National Institutes of Health http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/lowio.pdf Organizations 1. American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/ 2. Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/ 3. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Thyroid Disease American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZDMMPX77C&sub_... 2. Your Thyroid Gland American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/thyroid/thyroid_gland.cfm Prevention/Screening 1. How to Take the Thyroid "Neck Check&q American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/pub/tam2001/neckcheck3.pdf Related Issues 1. Thyroid Disease: How Does It Affect Your Emotions? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00986 2. What Is an Endocrinologist? Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/publications/what_is_endocr.html 3. Thyrotoxic Myopathy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/thyrotoxic_myopathy/thyrotoxic_myopathy.... 4. Thyroid and Weight American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/Thyroid_and_Weight.pdf 5. Soy: Does It Affect Hypothyroidism? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00454 6. Hypothyroidism: Can It Cause Joint Pain? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00069 7. Hyperthyroidism: Can It Cause Bone Thinning? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00764 8. Hashimoto's Disease and the Flu Shot Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00676 Research 1. Treating Even Mild Hyperthyroidism Makes for Stron American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/news/04_09_30_brennan.htm... 2. Comparison of Two Drug Regimens for Hypothyroidism American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/6/I-55 3. Thyroid Problems Increase Risk of Heart Disease an American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/news/04_10_01_walsh.html Seniors 1. Thyroid Disorders in the Older Patient American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/ThyroidDisorderOlder_broch.pdf Specific Conditions 1. Goiter Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00217 2. Graves' Dermopathy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00605 3. Subacute (Viral) Thyroiditis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00331 4. JAMA Patient Page: Thyroid Nodules American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZMG9H123E&sub_... 5. Thyroid Nodules Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00491 6. Hypothyroidism Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00353 7. Hyperthyroidism Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00344 8. Hashimoto's Disease: What It Is and How It� American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/548.xml 9. Graves' Disease American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/Graves_brochure.pdf 10. Thyroid Disease and the Eye American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery http://www.asoprs.org/thyroid.htm Teenagers 1. Thyroid Disease and Teens Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/growth/thyroid.html Treatment 1. Thyroid Hormone Treatment American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/HormoneTreatment_brochure.pdf 2. Radioactive Iodine Use for Thyroid Diseases American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/RadioactiveIRAI.pdf 3. Radioiodine Therapy American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/members/Radioiodine_Therapy.pdf 4. Antithyroid Drugs UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/5036 Women 1. Postpartum Thyroiditis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00153 2. Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/Thyroid_Dis_Pregnancy_broch.pdf 3. Thyroid through the Ages: Midlife (Menopause) American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/pub/tam2001/tam-midlife.php 4. 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