PULSE October 28, 2009 Pennsylvania State College of Medicine Nicolai Wohns.
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Hyperthyroidism:
Common symptoms and signs
Heat intolerance
Weight loss (with increased appetite)
Easily fatigued (but with insomnia)
Trembling hands
Hard, irregular heartbeat (palpitations)
Irritable, nervousness
Grave’s Disease:
Common symptoms and signs
Fatigue
Weight loss with increased appetite
other symptoms of hyperthyroidism
Exophthalmos
Non-pitting edema
Hypothyroidism:
Common symptoms and signs
Heat intolerance
Weight loss (with increased appetite)
Easily fatigued (but with insomnia)
Trembling hands
Hard, irregular heartbeat (palpitations)
Irritable, nervousness
Sensitivity to cold
Weight gain
Fatigue
Goiter
Bradycardia, Tachycardia
Depression, mania, panic attacks
Hyperthyroidism
Treatment:Grave’s Disease
Antithyroid drugs
Radioiodine:
radioactive iodine-131
Surgery: thyroidecto
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Treatment:Hashimoto’s Disease
T4 supplementation• synthetic L-T4; standard treatment
T4 and T3 in combination
• both synthetic L-T4 and L-T3 simultaneously
Desiccated Thyroid Extract
• Pig thyroid extract: natural forms of L-T4 and L-T3