Essay On Hyperthyroidism

The overactive characteristics of hyperthyroidism are treatable and many of the symptoms could go without medical care due to the frequency of these symptoms due to many different causes. There are quite a few different medications (also known as antithyroid medications) that patients who are diagnosed with hyperthyroidism can take to control the symptoms. Medications are the most common treatment, because of their accessibility and convenience for the patients. It is more common to have a slight abnormality and little to no noticeable symptoms rather than the extreme indications. Typically, most patients with hyperthyroidism are only slightly hyper-, making it easy to give one of the most prescribed medications in America, synthroid, which …show more content…
Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that results in the increase of production of thyroid hormones. The immune system is designed to protect the body and fight off any infection; it is meant to differentiate and abolish any harmful elements within the body (Medow, 2013). For example, bacteria or viruses. Autoimmune disorder does the opposite and attack itself instead of the harmful products. With a disorder that affect the body’s ability to do so, it can be very harmful. This condition is more prevalent in those younger than 40 and is found more in women compared to men.
The symptoms that most patients with Graves’ disease will be much like that of those with hyperthyroidism. In Graves’ disease, autoantibodies are attacking the thyroid stimulating hormone receptor which then stimulated the thyroid gland to create more thyroid hormone, thus resulting in hyperthyroidism. Two other conditions that typically go hand and hand with Graves’ disease is Graves’ dermopathy and Graves’ ophthalmopathy (Charters, 2013). These usually occur in extreme cases but result in redness of the skin that covers their shins and/or a bulging appearance of the eyes and withdrawn eyelids (Charters,