The heritage of the thyroid: a brief history
Development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis
Anatomy and pathology of the thyrotrophs
Thyroid hormone synthesis: thyroid iodide transport
Thyroid hormone synthesis
Thyroglobulin structure, function, and biosynthesis
Thyroid hormone transport proteins and the physiology of hormone binding
Intracellular pathways of iodothyronine metabolism/implications of deiodination for thyroid hormone action
Genomic and nongenomic actions of thyroid hormones
Thyroid hormones structure-function relationships
Chemistry and biosynthesis of thyrotropin
The thyrotropin receptor
Regulation of thyrotropin secretion
Age related changes in thyroid function
Effects of drugs on TSH secretion, thyroid hormones absorption, synthesis, metabolism, and action
Nonthyroidal illness syndrome
Iodine deficiency and endemic cretinism
Effect of excess iodide: clinical aspects
Thyroid radionuclide uptake and imaging studies
Measuring serum thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyroid hormones, thyroid-directed antibodies, and transport proteins
Measurement of thyroglobulin
Nonisotopic techniques of thyroid imaging
Physical examination of the thyroid gland
Pathology and cytopathology
Introduction to thyrotoxicosis
Pathogenesis of graves' disease
Ophthalmopathy
Thyroid dermopathy and thyroid acropachy
Thyrotropin-induced thyrotoxicosis
Toxic adenoma and toxic multinodular goiter
Trophoblastic tumors
Sporadic painless, painful subacute and acute infectious thyroiditis
Thyrotoxicosis of extrathyroid origin
Overview of the clinical manifestations of thyrotoxicosis
The cardiovascular system in thyrotoxicosis
Thyroid hormones in thermogenesis, intermediary metabolism, and obesity
The male and female reproductive system in thyrotoxicosis
The skeletal system in thyrotoxicosis
Behavioral and psychiatric aspects of thyrotoxicosis


hyrotoxic storm
Diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis
Treatment of thyrotoxicosis
Subclinical thyrotoxicosis
Introduction to hypothyroidism
Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis
Genetic defects causing hypothyroidism
Primary hypothyroidism due to other causes
Central hypothyroidism
Overview of the clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism
The cardiovascular system in hypothyroidism
The male and female reproductive system in hypothyroidism
The skeletal system in hypothyroidism
Psychiatric and cognitive effects of hypothyroidism
Myxedema coma
Diagnosis of hypothyroidism
Treatment of hypothyroidism
Subclinical hypothyroidism
Multinodular goiter: pathogenesis and management
Clincial evaluation and management of thyroid nodules
Carcinomas of follicular epithelium: epidemiology and pathogenesis
Molecular genetics of tumors of thyroid follicular cells
Carcinoma of the follicular epithelium: surgical therapy
Staging and prognosis of differentiated thyroid cancer
Medical management of differentiated epithelial cell thyroid cancer
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Anaplastic thyroid cancer and miscellaneous tumors of the thyroid
The maturation of thyroid function in the perinatal period and during childhood
Hypothyroidism in infants and children: neonatal screening
Hypothyroidism in infants and children: congenital hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism in infants, children, and adolescents: acquired hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism in the neonatal period and childhood
Thyroid disorders during pregnancy and postpartum
Thyroid disruptors
Reduced sensitivity to thyroid hormone: defects of transport, metabolism, and action.