Functional Medicine and the Thyroid: Stay Away if You Have a Thyroid problem. DR.Guttler comments on Thyroid Disease and functional medicine. Here’s an example of how a Functional Medicine Practitioner might look at someone with...
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Another Star talks Trash About Thyroid and Her Weight Loss Dr.Guttler’s comments on this article. 1.She said she was searching for help with a thyroid issue, and the result has been 37 pounds lost! 2. “For me, it wasn’t really...
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Size Matters: Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Recurrence Dr.Guttler’s Comments Age modifies the impact of tumor size. Tumor size predicted recurrence free survival. Size >2 cm was an independent predictor of recurrence free survival in...
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Thyroid Eye Disease TED 101: Thyroid Disease Can Cause “Bug Eyes”. Focus on Eyes: Thyroid dysfunction affects the eyes DR.Guttler’s comments on TED. I have treated many patient with TED in 40 years. Call me for consultation...
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Thyroid Nodules No Surgery 101: Why a Simple FNA Needle Washout for Molecular Markers for Thyroid Cancer Can Save You a Surgery. Dr.Guttler’s Comments on his abstract to be presented at the American Thyroid Association...
More infoThyroid Cancer 101: Does your sister or mother have thyroid cancer? If they do you are at risk.
Thyroid Cancer 101: Does your sister or mother have thyroid cancer? If they do you are at risk. DR.Guttler’s comments: This is a good article for patients to read. 1.While the majority of thyroid cancers arise without a family history, if...
More infoThyroid Cancer 101: Linked with Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially those with Ulcerative colitis ?
Thyroid Cancer 101: Linked with Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially those with Ulcerative colitis ? Dr.Guttler’s comments. Study of 334,000 patients with IBD with possible link to immunosupressent therapy have increase risk of...
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Thyroid Cancer 101: Why with thyroid cancer awareness week you should not get thyroid cancer screening. Dr.Guttler’s comments on this thyroid cancer awareness week article. 1.Thyroid cancer has actually seen an increase in frequency of...
More infoThyroid Nodules 101: Why you should not go to surgery without molecular marker studies if you have a Indeterminate biopsy result.
Thyroid Nodules 101: Why you should not go to surgery without molecular marker studies if you have a Indeterminate biopsy result. Dr.Guttler’s Comments on this editorial. Over 500,000 biopsies are done in the USA. 100,000 are...
More infoHypothyroidism 101: Untreated Hypothyroidism and Your Chances of Dying.
Hypothyroidism 101: Untreated Hypothyroidism and Your Chances of Dying. Dr.Guttler’s comments on this article. New data on mortality in untreated hypothyroidism. 2029 patients aged ≥65 years who received a new diagnosis of...
More infoPatient Diagnosed with Acromegaly During an Evaluation for Interventional Treatment for Her Goiter.
Patient Diagnosed with Acromegaly During an Evaluation for Interventional Treatment for Her Goiter. The patient came for evaluation of her goiter but told me she was never diagnosed with acromegaly even though she had findings of widening shoe...
More infoThyroid Cancer 101: Branchial Cleft Cyst is Really Thyroid Cancer.
Patient has a large mass in the lateral neck with normal thyroid examination and ultrasound. Bulging mass in the lateral right neck. FNA was negative for cells, but the needle washout for thyroglobulin was very positive at 11,049. N <1. The...
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