Spencer C , Petrovic I , Fatemi S J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 May;96(5):1283-91. Specimens have thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) measured prior to thyroglobulin (Tg) testing because the qualitative TgAb status (positive or negative) determines risk for Tg assay interference, and the quantitative TgAb concentration serves as a surrogate tumor marker for differentiated thyroid cancer. This […]
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Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis: Management Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
LINK Bahn RS, Burch HB, Cooper DS, Garber JR, Greenlee MC, Klein I, Laurberg P, McDougall IR, Montori VM, Rivkees SA, Ross DS, Sosa JA, Stan MN. Thyroid. 2011 Apr 21. [PMID21510801) payday advance loans Thyroid Antibody Positivity in the First Trimester of Pregnancy Is Associated with Negative Pregnancy Outcomes. Negro R , Schwartz A […]
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Yim JH , Kim WB , Kim EY , Kim WG , Kim TY , Ryu JS , Gong G , Hong SJ , Shong YK J Clin Endocrinol Metab April, 2011 The primary treatment of locoregionally recurrent/persistent papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is surgical removal by reoperation. This study evaluated the efficacy of the first […]
Read more »Clinical review: Intravenous glucocorticoids for Graves’ orbitopathy: efficacy and morbidity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Feb;96(2):320-32. Epub 2011 Jan 14 Department of Medicine, Gutenberg University Medical Center, Langenbeckstrasse 1, Mainz 55131, Germany. Zang S, Ponto KA, Kahaly GJ. The administration of iv glucocorticoid pulses has been advocated as a treatment approach for patients with inflammatory and moderate to severe Graves’ orbitopathy (GO). This review offers […]
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High rate of persistent hypothyroidism in a large-scale prospective study of postpartum thyroiditis in southern Italy. Stagnaro-Green A , Schwartz A , Gismondi R , Tinelli A , Mangieri T , Negro R . J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 ,96(3):652-7. Limited data exist concerning the hormonal status of women with PPT at the end of […]
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