Below are  4 of our PDF, printable colour brochures from our series of 14 health guides.  The series includes the booklet,  “Common Concerns of Thyroid Patients” by the late Dr. Robert Volpe, OC, MD, FRCPC, MACP, a noted thyroid specialist. To optain all brochures in our series please see instructions below.

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Thyroid Disease Know the Facts:

0-Thyroid_GENERAL_BROCHURE.pdf 0-Thyroid_GENERAL_BROCHURE.pdf
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1  The Thyroid Gland: A General Introduction 

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2  To Confirm the Clinical Diagnosis 

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3   Hypothyroidism

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4   Thyroid Nodules
         TOPICS: Types of thyroid nodules
                               Clinical Features
                               Laboratory Tests
                               Thyroid Biopsy
                               Treatment
                               Prevention of Recurrence
                               Treatment of Benign Nodules
                               Irradiation of the Thyroid and Neck Region
                               Multinodular Goitre

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 5   Thyroiditis
         TOPICS: HASHIMOTO'S THYROIDITIS
                                   Clinical Features
                                   Laboratory Tests
                                   Treatment
                               SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS
                                   Clinical Features
                                   Laboratory Tests
                                   Treatment
                               SILENT THYROIDTIS
                               POST PARTUM THYROIDITIS

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 6   Graves' Hyperthyroidism
     TOPICS: Thyroid Stimulating Antibody
                          Clinical Features
                          Treatment
                           Radioactive Iodine
                           Antithyroid Drugs
                           Thyroidectomy
                           Other Causes of Hyperthyroidism
      
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 7  Graves' Eye Disease
     TOPICS:  Clinical Features
                           Laboratory Tests
                           Natural History
                           Treatment
                           Long Term Management
                             

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 8 Thyroid Disease, Pregnancy and Fertility
     TOPICS:  Fertility
                           Graves' Disease and Pregnancy
                           Thyroxine Treatment in Pregnancy
                           Breast Feeding and Thyroid Disease
                           Infertility
                           Menstruation
                           Male Infertility
                           Female Infertility
                           Relationship Between Thyroid Disease and Iodine Treatment
                               for Fibrocystic Disease of the Breast
                             
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 9 Thyroid Disease in Childhood
    TOPICS:  What Tests are Usually Done to Make a Diagnosis in your Child?
                           Congenital Hypothyroidism
                           Congenital Goitre
                           Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (Autoimmune Thyroiditis)
                          Graves Disease (Hyperthyroidism)
                                                        
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 10  Thyroid Disease in Late Life
     TOPICS:  Detecting Hypothyroidism in the Elderly
                           Treating Hypothyroidism in the Elderly
                           Detecting Hyperthyroidism in the Elderly
                           Treatment of Hyperthroidism in the Elderly
                                                        
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  11 Surgical Treatment of Thyroid Disease
     TOPICS:  Preoperative Inmvestigation
                           Indications for Surgery
                           Course in Hospital
                           Side Effects of Operation
                           Postoperative Treatment
                           Operative Results
                                                        
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  12 Thyroid Cancer
     TOPICS:  Types of Thyroid Cancer
                           Radiation Exposure
                           Treatment
                           Radioactive Iodine Therapy
                           External Radiation Therapy
                           Post-Treatment Check-Ups
                           Summary
                           Questions and Answers
                                                       

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 13 Common Concerns of Thyroid Patients
     TOPICS:  A Booklet by Dr. Robert Volpe, OC, MD, FRCPC,  MACP
           - 23 Common Questions of patients including topics such as:

     - kelp, nervousness and fatigue, emotional stress,   thyroid cancer, family
         history of thyroid disease,   radioactive iodine, taking thyroxine for
         life, memory loss, T3 and T4, allergy to iodine,  headaches, fluoride
                      

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your password to our online folder and more info on how to
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