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.	Thyroid through the Ages: The Reproductive Years ( American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/pub/tam2001/tam-reproyrs.php