Graves' disease

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes the thyroid gland to overproduce thyroid hormones. The immune system mistakenly identifies health cells as Foreign cells and attacks them and this leads to hyperthyroidism. The thyroid gland is a Butterfly-shaped organ located at the base of the neck just below the Adam’s apple. This is an important part of the endocrine system because it regulates the metabolism by releasing the thyroid hormones into the bloodstream. This disease was named exophthalmic goiter but, the first person who described this disease in patients was Sir Robert Graves in 1835. The disease was also called Basedow’s disease after Karl Adolph van Basedow, in 1840 he believed he was the first to describe this…

Nursing Interventions for Graves’ Disease According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (2012), “Graves’ disease, also known as toxic goiter, is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the United States”. Hyperthyroidism is a disorder that occurs when the thyroid gland makes more thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) than the body needs. The thyroid gland helps control how the body uses energy. When there is a problem with the thyroid becoming…

Graves Disease is a condition within the immune system that appears as a result of the thyroid gland producing an overabundance of hormones. Deception occurs within the immune system of our body, eliciting a release of false, abnormal antibodies that are trying to imitate the normal chemical thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH, by latching to the thyroid hormone receptor, TSHR, on the epithelial cells of the thyroid gland (Jin, Lawless, Sehgal, & Mchenry, 2012). This latching produces a plethora of…

Introduction Graves' disease, or toxic diffuse goiter, is an autoimmune disease where too much activity of the thyroid gland causes an overproduction of thyroid hormones such as T3 and T4. The disease is known for resulting in hyperthyroidism (an over active thyroid) which causes an enlarged thyroid and eye problems among other things. A large amount of different conditions and effectors can cause hyperthyroidism, but Graves' disease has shown to be one of the two most common. The disease can…

Grave’s disease, named after Robert J. Graves in the 1830s, is an immune disorder that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones. This overproduction is known as hyperthyroidism and there are a number of disorders and diseases that may result in hyperthyroidism, with Grave’s disease being the most common cause. According to Grazia Aleppo MD, FACE, FACP, who is an associate professor of Medicine at the Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, hyperthyroidism can be defined as a condition…

TSHR gene, which encodes the TSH receptor protein. Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder is the main cause of hyperthyroidism producing antibodies by the immune system arouse the thyroid to produce too much T4. Hyperthyroidism can be caused due to many conditions likes grave’s disease an autoimmune disorder, producing antibodies to excite thyroid gland to produce excess hormone, and causing inflammation of thyroid Gland. Drug induced, excess intake of iodine…

Graves’ disease Graves’ disease is a disorder affecting the thyroid gland. In addition to, the overproduction of the T3 and T4 hormones. These hormones are composed by the pituitary gland, which is the pea-sized gland at the base of the brain. The pituitary gland produces thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), to trigger the thyroid gland to manufacture thyroid hormone. In Grave’s disease, however the immune system happens to generate antibodies which act similar to TSH, leading the thyroid…

Graves’ disease is classified as an autoimmune disorder. It causes the thyroid to create too much thyroid hormone in the body. It is a condition known as hyperthyroidism and it is its most common form. In autoimmune disorders, like Graves’ disease, the immune system begins to fight against healthy tissues in your body. Your immune system usually produces proteins, known as antibodies, in order to fight against foreign invaders like viruses and bacteria. These antibodies are produced…

Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are the two predominant types of diseases of the thyroid. Hypothyroidism or underactive thyroid results from a deficiency of hormone production in triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) in the blood. Additionally, Hashimoto thyroiditis, radiation treatment, and surgery to remove the thyroid gland are several contributing factors that may cause hypothyroidism. The autoimmune disease, Hashimoto thyroiditis treats the thyroid tissue as a foreign antibody,…

an autoimmune disease called Graves’ disease. If a patient has Graves’ disease, their body will accidentally attack at the thyroid gland. His/her body stimulates the thyroid to produce too much thyroid hormone. In the early 1700’s, some thought that there was a link between enlarged thyroid glands, cardiovascular troubles, and racing pulses. Sometime later, in the year of 1835, an Irish…