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Thyroid Diseases
- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention/Screening
- Nutrition
- Disease Management
- Specific Conditions
- Related Issues
- Clinical Trials
- Genetics
- Research
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Directories
- Organizations
- Children
- Teenagers
- Women
- Seniors
Overviews
- Overviews
- Thyroid Disease (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Your Thyroid Gland (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- About Your Exam - Thyroid (American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine)
- Calcium Pentagastrin Test (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - T3 (Triiodothyronine): The Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- T4 (Thyroxine): The Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Thyroid Scan/Thyroid Uptake Study (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF
- Thyroperoxidase (TPO) Antibodies Test (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- TRH Stimulation Test (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF
- TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Ultrasound of the Thyroid Gland (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Antithyroid Drugs (UpToDate)
- Radioiodine Therapy (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) - Links to PDF
- Thyroid Hormone Treatment (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF
- Thyroid Surgery
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Also available in: Spanish
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- How to Take the Thyroid "Neck Check" (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) - Links to PDF
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Preparing to Receive I-131: The Low-Iodine Diet (National Institutes of Health) - Links to PDF
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Goiter (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Graves' Dermopathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Graves' Disease (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF
- Hashimoto's Disease: What It Is and How It's Treated (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Hyperthyroidism (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hypothyroidism (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- JAMA Patient Page: Thyroid Nodules (American Medical Association)
- Subacute (Viral) Thyroiditis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Thyroid Disease and the Eye (American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
- Thyroid Nodules (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Hashimoto's Disease and the Flu Shot (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hyperthyroidism: Can It Cause Bone Thinning? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hypothyroidism: Can It Cause Joint Pain? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Soy: Does It Affect Hypothyroidism? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Thyroid and Weight (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF
- Thyroid Disease: How Does It Affect Your Emotions? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Thyrotoxic Myopathy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- What Is an Endocrinologist? (Hormone Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hyperthyroidism (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypothyroidism (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Thyroid Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
Genetics
- Genetics
- Genetics Home Reference: Congenital hypothyroidism (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Pendred syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
Research
- Research
- Comparison of Two Drug Regimens for Hypothyroidism (American College of Physicians)
- Thyroid Problems Increase Risk of Heart Disease and Death (American Thyroid Association)
- Treating Even Mild Hyperthyroidism Makes for Stronger Bones and Muscles in Women, Especially Important for Elderly (American Thyroid Association)
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Atlas of the Body: The Endocrine System (American Medical Association)
Directories
- Directories
- AACE Physician Finder (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
- Find a Thyroid Specialist (American Thyroid Association)
- Organizations for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Thyroid Association
- Hormone Foundation
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Children
- Children
- Childhood Head and Neck Irradiation (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF
- Clinical Hypothyroidism (MAGIC Foundation)
- Congenital Hypothyroidism (MAGIC Foundation)
- Thyroid Disorders (Nemours Foundation)
- Thyroid through the Ages: Birth and Early Childhood (Growth) (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
Women
- Women
- Postpartum Thyroiditis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF
- Thyroid through the Ages: Midlife (Menopause) (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
- Thyroid through the Ages: The Reproductive Years (Pregnancy) (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
Seniors
- Seniors
- Thyroid Disorders in the Older Patient (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF