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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"thyroid disease"”.
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Association of autoimmune thyroid disease and type 1 diabetes
Overt autoimmune hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism were found three times more commonly in insulin-dependent than in non-insulindependent diabetics. Similarly, clinically unrecognised primary autoim¬ mune thyroid failure, as evidenced by elevation of the serum thyrotro¬ phs concentration, was …
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Recurrent unexplained first-trimester miscarriage. Effects of acetylcalicylic acid, platelet aggregation and thyroid disease
… acetylsalicylic acid, platelet aggregation and thyroid disease. Lennart Blomqvist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 2019. Background/Aims: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) occurs in 1-2% of fertile …
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The Relationship Between Thyroid Hormones and Essential minerals by Hair Mineral Analysis.
BACKGROUND: Thyroid disease is a common entity, for which a serological diagnosis is made at the present. A serological test is useful in making a diagnosis of thyroid disease in cases in which a disease is present, although it reveals the limitations in those in which only the symptoms are …
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The role of the HLA region in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland characterised by thyrocyte death. Although it was previously thought that Hashimoto’s thyroiditis shared common aetiology with Graves’ disease, there is now significant evidence to suggest separate causal loci. The aims of this …
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Quantitative Pertechnetate Thyroid Scintigraphy and the Ultrasonographic Appearance of the Thyroid Gland in Clinically Normal Horses
… scintigraphic and sonographic appearance of the thyroid gland in clinically normal horses so these modalities could be used to assess the thyroid gland in this species. Horses were divided into two age groups. Group A consisted of 8 horses between 3 and 10 years of age and Group B of 7 horses …
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Basal narcosis: with special reference to the use of tri-bromethanol (Avertin)
… avertie than by other means. These are cases of thyroid disease, diabetes, heart cases and all patients of a particularly nervous temperaument. (11) There is a definite .field for the use of avertie in ophthalmology. (12) In the foregoing series of cases the results of Avertin narcosis were …
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The Epidemiology and Management of Hypothyroidism in General Practice
Hypothyroidism is a common condition in general practice. Evidence of long-term outcomes and the effectiveness of treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism are lacking. This thesis provides new knowledge to support practice in relation to subclinical hypothyroidism. Methods and Results Several …
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Identifying the Feasible Maximum Contaminant Level for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances That Ensures Health and Safety While Maintaining Affordability and Equity of Drinking Water and Implementation of That Maximum Contaminant Level Within California by the State Water Resources Control Board
… systems, increased risk of cancer, asthma, thyroid disease, and liver damage, and increased cholesterol levels. On April 5, 2024, the California Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment issued a Public Health Goal (PHG) of 0.007 ppt for PFOA and 1.0 ppt for PFOS within drinking …
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Diagnostic yield of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (US-guided FNAB) and post-surgical histopathological correlation of thyroid nodules in the Department of Radiology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa over a two-year period
Background: Nodular thyroid disease is common worldwide, and the incidence of thyroid nodules is increasing globally. Ultrasound (US)-guided thyroid nodule fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is a reliable and cost-effective method of distinguishing between benign and malignant nodules before …
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Ruolo dello studio manometrico esofageo in pazienti affetti da tireopatia
I pazienti affetti da patologie tiroidee possono sviluppare varie forme di disfagia, sebbene diversi sono gli approcci per lo studio della problematica disfagica, la patologia tiroidea rende tali percorsi diagnostici poco codificati. Abbiamo selezionato mediante questionario swal-qol i pazienti che …
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Stav zásobení jodem u těhotných diabetiček
Cíl: Cílem praktické části práce bylo analyzovat koncentraci jodu v moči (jodurii) a její vztah k ostatním tyreoidálním laboratorním parametrům v krvi u gravidních diabetiček ve druhém nebo třetím trimestru těhotenství. Metodika: Vyšetřeno bylo 163 těhotných žen, které měly gestační nebo …
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Statistical co-analysis of high-dimensional association studies
… results using summary statistics from a related disease. I extended an existing method to enable a shared control design, increasing power and applicability, and developed an approximate bound on false-discovery rate (FDR) for the procedure. Using the new method I identified several new …
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Ancestralidade como fator de risco para hipotireoidismo: estudo da coorte ELSA-BRASIL
… Brazilian ancestral roots. The prevalence of hypothyroidism in Brazil is approximately 7.4% and has been highlighted as possibly one of the highest in the world. The ELSA-Brazil-thyroid study showed that women self-reported as white have a higher frequency of hypothyroidism than brown and black …