Hyperthyroid DisordersLesson 5: Diagnosing HyperthyroidismBibliographyAndersen,Stig, Niels Bruun, et. al., Biologic Variation is Important for Interpretation of Thyroid Function Tests, Thyroid, Volume 13(11), 2003. Arem, Ridha, The Thyroid Solution, Ballantine, New York, 1999. Braverman, Lewis E. and Robert D. Utiger, Werner & Ingbar’s The Thyroid, A Fundamental and Clinical Text, Eighth Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2000. DeGroot, Leslie, Graves' disease and the Manifestations of Thyrotoxicosis, Thyroid Manager, Dec 10, 2003, www.thyroidmanager.org/Chapter10/10-text.htm Foweler, Michael, Pannone, Aaron, et.al., Pitfalls to Avoid While Interpreting Thyroid Function Tests: Five Illustrative Cases, medscape, www.medscape.com/viewarticle/433853 Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Thyroid Disease, www.nacb.org/lmpg/thyroid_LMPG_PDF.stm Moore, Elaine A. Graves’ Disease, A Practical Guide, McFarland and Company, Jefferson, NC, 2001. Moore, Elaine A. Autoimmune Diseases and Their Environmental Triggers, McFarland and Company, Jefferson, NC, 2002 Stowell, Susan, Thyroid Aspiration: What We Can and Cannot Do, Laboratory Medicine, Nov 1, 2004, 16-19. LessonsLesson 1: What is Hyperthyroidism? Lesson 2: Signs and Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism Lesson 3: Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Lesson 4: Causes of Hyperthyroidism Lesson 5: Diagnosing Hyperthyroidism
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Lesson 6: Conventional Treatment Options Lesson 7: Alternative Medicine and Lifestyle Influences Lesson 8: Accompanying Conditions and Complications
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