Hyperthyroidism‚ also known as Thyrotoxicosis‚ is a condition that is caused by the excessive release of thyroid hormones into the body. These thyroid hormones include thyroxine and triiodothyronine. Hyperthyroidism‚ while not a deadly disease‚ effects about 1.2% of the population‚ occurs mostly in women‚ and can have detrimental effects on the body. Generally‚ Hyperthyroidism arises as a symptom of other more prevalent diseases. An example of this is Graves disease. Graves disease is the number
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The autoimmune diseases are‚ simply put‚ the process which the immune system attacks its own healthy tissues and organs. How this works is‚ our bodies have an immune system‚ which is a complex network of special cells and organs that defends the body from germs and other foreign invaders. At the core of the immune system is the ability to tell the difference between self and nonself‚ especially if there’s a flaw the body makes. When this happens‚ the body makes autoantibodies that attack normal cells
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Do you know any background knowledge of the thyroid or a condition relating named thyroid cancer? If not‚ I don’t either so I decided to pick this condition to learn new information about it. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of the neck just below the thyroid cartilage. It has two side lobes connected to the bridge in the middle and is rich with blood vessels. The thyroid plays a huge role in our body influencing the function of many of our body’s important organs like
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Two that affect a person’s weight are hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. A person who is suffering from lowered levels of energy might have a thyroid that reduces the amount of hormonal ouput. This is known as hypothyroidism. People who suffer from this have a tendency to gain weight unless they are able to follow a stringent schedule of exercise and monitoring their diet very
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Hyperthyroidism Vs. Hypothyroidism The endocrine system is a series of glands within the body. These gland impact a lot of our body including calcium levels and what we find joy in ( the pituitary gland releases dopamine if we enjoy something). Because there are so many glands in our bodies‚ there are a lot of things that can go wrong. Two of the things that could go wrong are Hyperthyroidism (overactive Thyroid) and Hypothyroidism (underactive Thyroid). While they are both malfunctions of the Thyroid
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Sources Worksheet Locate two sources in the University Library on a topic of your choice. Provide the required information for both sources. Source 1 * Author: Khandelwal‚ Deepak; Tandon‚ Nikhil Date: 2023 Title: Overt and Subclinical Hypothyroidism‚ Who to Treat and How. Publication: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism‚ All India Institute of Medical Sciences‚ New Delhi‚ India. * Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: * Is the source reliable
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information. The 75 year old hypothyroidism patient may be able to state by himself; however‚ the caregiver might be the source if the patient has physical and cognitive impairment (Jarvis‚ 2015). The source of information play a crucial part in providing accurate assessment of patient’s existing
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history and the most common health problems that run in my family and looking at my current health status I was very surprised to find that the most common things were hypothyroidism‚ obesity and skin cancer. Those three conditions are what I may have to deal with in my future if I do not change my current lifestyle habits. Hypothyroidism is a condition that most of my female family members suffer from this condition in which it resulted in removal of their thyroids and taking an artificial hormone pill
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V. PHYSIOLOGY OF THYROID GLAND VI. ROLE OF HORMONES VII. TRIIODOTHYRONINE(T3) VIII. THYROXINE(T4) IX. THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE(TSH) X. THYROTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE(TRH) XI. DISORDERS RELATED TO THYROID GLAND * HYPOTHYROIDISM a) INTRODUCTION b) SYMPTOMS c) TREATMENT d) CASE STUDY * HYPERTHYROIDISM a) INTRODUCTION b) SYMPTOMS c) TREATMENT d) CASE STUDY XII.CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION The endocrine system is the system of glands
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habits of parents i. Parents are overweight; child tends to adopt eating and physical activity habits. V. Health factors a. Hormone problems may cause obesity i. Hypothyroidism 1. Define: “Hypothyroidism is a condition characterized by abnormally low thyroid hormone production. There are many disorders that result in hypothyroidism. These disorders may directly or indirectly involve the thyroid gland. Because thyroid hormone affects
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