Yehimi Herrera
Tiffany Ricasa
Haeley
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is a disease which happens when there is too much thyroid hormones being produced in the body which means the thyroid gland is overactive. Another name for hyperthyroidism is thyrotoxicosis, it can also occur in Graves’s disease. Hyperthyroidism is most seen to appear in young girls, and you can get it if you have ancestors that had also had hyperthyroidism. It is not known yet what the cause of hyperthyroidism is or why it happens. Hyperthyroidism has several symptoms such as nervousness, irritability, heart racing, hand tremors, anxiety, and muscle weakness especially in the arms and the thighs, difficulty sleeping, and you may have more frequent bowl movements. More additional symptoms can be weight loss even if appetite is still there. For women menstrual periods may lighten up or occur less frequently. Hyperthyroidism tends to speed up the persons metabolism, the person tends to have more energy. …show more content…
Hyperthyroidism can be diagnosed with a simple physical examination, your physician can usually detect an enlarged thyroid gland through a simple physical examination and can detect a rapid pulse. With an enlarged thyroid gland the doctor will suspect of hyperthyroidism and will check for other symptoms such as fingertip tremble, fast reflexes and etc. But the diagnosis will be confirmed with a laboratory test that will determine the amount of thyroid hormones in your blood. If your thyroid hormones appear to be over productive a doctor might require a thyroid scan. The test is performed to find out if your whole thyroid gland is producing too much thyroid
Tiffany Ricasa
Haeley
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is a disease which happens when there is too much thyroid hormones being produced in the body which means the thyroid gland is overactive. Another name for hyperthyroidism is thyrotoxicosis, it can also occur in Graves’s disease. Hyperthyroidism is most seen to appear in young girls, and you can get it if you have ancestors that had also had hyperthyroidism. It is not known yet what the cause of hyperthyroidism is or why it happens. Hyperthyroidism has several symptoms such as nervousness, irritability, heart racing, hand tremors, anxiety, and muscle weakness especially in the arms and the thighs, difficulty sleeping, and you may have more frequent bowl movements. More additional symptoms can be weight loss even if appetite is still there. For women menstrual periods may lighten up or occur less frequently. Hyperthyroidism tends to speed up the persons metabolism, the person tends to have more energy. …show more content…
Hyperthyroidism can be diagnosed with a simple physical examination, your physician can usually detect an enlarged thyroid gland through a simple physical examination and can detect a rapid pulse. With an enlarged thyroid gland the doctor will suspect of hyperthyroidism and will check for other symptoms such as fingertip tremble, fast reflexes and etc. But the diagnosis will be confirmed with a laboratory test that will determine the amount of thyroid hormones in your blood. If your thyroid hormones appear to be over productive a doctor might require a thyroid scan. The test is performed to find out if your whole thyroid gland is producing too much thyroid