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Anonymous users2024-02-12Hyperthyroidism, abbreviated as "hyperthyroidism", is a condition in which the thyroid gland synthesizes and releases too much thyroid hormone, resulting in hypermetabolism and sympathetic nervous system excitation, causing palpitations, sweating, increased eating and bowel movements, and weight loss. Most patients also often have symptoms such as proptosis, eyelid edema, and vision loss.
Undetected and active** hyperthyroidism can lead to multiorgan involvement, particularly of the heart, and even death due to thyroid storm.
If the patient has unexplained weight loss, hand tremors, palpitation, "thick neck", low-grade fever, diarrhea, muscle weakness, menstrual disorders, amenorrhea.
and other symptoms, you should go to the endocrinology department in time. After the history is taken, doctors begin with a physical examination, mainly thyroid palpation and heart rate.
Monitoring, followed by thyroid function tests and, if necessary, thyroid imaging.
Hyperthyroidism is not a self-limiting disease and does not heal on its own without **.
At this stage, the most advanced forms of hyperthyroidism are drugs, iodine-131 and surgery, the main purpose of which is to reduce the already elevated thyroid hormone.
level, all three ** are effective, but each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
The ** rate of oral drugs is generally about 50%; Surgery and iodine-131** have a high **rate and a low **rate, but hypothyroidism is present.
possibilities. The prognosis of this disease is generally good after standardization.
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Anonymous users2024-02-11The hazards of hyperthyroidism include bad mood, periodic paralysis, proptosis, etc., which will affect the normal life of patients and endanger their physical health.
1.Bad mood. Due to the increase of free thyroid hormones in patients with hyperthyroidism, the body's metabolism will be accelerated, and symptoms of sympathetic nervous excitement will appear, such as irritability, irritability, insomnia, palpitations, fatigue, and excessive sweating.
These symptoms may cause patients with hyperthyroidism to have conflicts in their daily interactions with others, affecting their normal life.
2.Periodic paralysis. Patients with hyperthyroidism are induced by strenuous exercise, high carbohydrates and other triggers, potassium ions are transferred from the blood to the cells, and hypokalemia with abnormal distribution of potassium ions occurs, resulting in abnormal cell electrophysiology, unable to produce action potentials, and periodic paralysis, which is manifested as weakness of the lower limbs.
3.Exophthalmos. Infiltrative exophthalmos caused by hyperthyroidism is caused by swelling of the soft tissues in the orbit, connective tissue hyperplasia that makes the eye protrude obviously, and eye movement is restricted.
And the protruding eyeball is prone to secondary bacterial infection, which can lead to keratitis and blindness in severe cases.
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