RT Book, Section
A1 Wassner, Ari J.
A1 Huang, Stephen A.
A2 Kappy, Michael S.
A2 Allen, David B.
A2 Geffner, Mitchell E.
SR Print(0)
ID 1102503636
T1 Thyroid
T2 Pediatric Practice: Endocrinology, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071813174
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102503636
RD 2024/04/18
AB Thyroid  hormone  is  a  potent  regulator  of  metabolic  rate  and  is  essential  to  the  function  of  most  organ  systems.  In  addition,  the  maintenance  of  normal  thyroid  status  through  childhood  is  necessary  for  normal  growth  and  neurodevelopment.  Best  outcome  in  pediatric  thyroid  disease  requires  early  detection  as  well  as  appropriate  therapy  with  careful  monitoring.  These  tasks  are  generally  accomplished  through  successful  collaboration  between  primary  care  providers  and  endocrine  specialists.  With  an  appropriate  index  of  suspicion,  pediatric  thyroid  disease  can  be  detected  in  early  stages  and  outcome  is  usually  excellent.  This  chapter  begins  with  a  review  of  thyroid  physiology  and  clinical  testing.  We  then  present  diagnostic  approaches  to  common  pediatric  thyroid  disorders,  grouped  into  the  categories  of  hypothyroidism,  thyrotoxicosis,  and  nodular  thyroid  disease.