Hypothyroidism

3 Chromosomes are thread-like structures which consist of DNA and other proteins. Chromosomes are present in every cell of the human body so that information can be carried for that cell to develop. The human body normally consists of 46 chromosomes which then can be paired into 23 pairs. 22 pairs of chromosomes are similar in both males and females which are commonly known as autosomes. However, the 22nd chromosomes (X and Y) are different as these are the sex chromosomes. The human cell can…

Gonadectomies have been done in animals for decades to control the animal’s behavior, increase lifespan, decrease overpopulation etc. Veterinarians have done the procedures since the 1930s (Pi, 2016). Back then the biggest issues with the procedure was anesthesia. Since then veterinarian medicine has evolved and gonadecomties have become more common and not viewed as a welfare concern. In 1969, the first low cost spay/neuter clinic in Los Angeles opened causing people to become more aware of the…

But, in contrast to other environmental resources like healthcare and education, nutrition can directly modify gene structure and facilitate genetic factors by providing the specific molecules that enable genes to exert their potential or targeted effects on brain growth and development. The brain is a specialized tissue that depends upon the generation of electrical potentials and their conduction through long axonal components of cell-bodies and through the synaptic gaps between these…

Thus, a cutoff level of 10 mU/L can improve the screening test for congenital hypothyroidism, whether in full-term or pre-term infants.36 Another suggested approach is repetition of the screening test in order to find cases with delayed TSH rise who were missed using the primary test. However, there are disputes on the suitable time for…

into a “catabolic” state. This essentially means the body is eating away at itself. The body will try to stop catabolism by slowing down the metabolic rate via the thyroid gland. A person with compromised adrenal glands over time could develop hypothyroidism. Plus, your immune system is compromised because of weak adrenals--potentially leading to an autoimmune thyroid condition. • Reduced Adiponectin efficiency: This hormone monitors different metabolic functions including the breakdown of fat.…

According to Brad Hagen, Gina Wong-Wylie, and Em Pijl-Zieber in “Tablets or Talk? A Critical Review of the Literature Comparing Antidepressants and Counseling for Treatment of Depression.” Considered as an unsafe method, and mistreatment of patients, Psychopharmacology methods should cease (113). Hagen, Wong-Wylie and Pijl-Zieber show that depression alone affects 9.5% of the US population 18 years and older (102). Additionally, over 70% of these people get treated with an antidepressant (103).…

This patient is a 42 year old female, who required inpatient hospitalization due to acute colitis. She was admitted at mercy general hospital on September 21, 2016 due to complaints of loose watery diarrhea for the last 2 days. She stated that it was accompanied by abdominal pain especially in the per umbilical area. She also noted that she had vomited once and had chills. On presentation to emergency department she was tachycardic. Her blood work showed a potassium level of 3.2 (no reference…

his/herself. Answer to (b) the nurse should pay attention to the abdomen, the legs and hands, and the different pulses around the body. 3. A nurse performs a physical assessment of a client admitted to the health care facility with a diagnosis of hypothyroidism. a. What changes should the nurse expect in the client during assessment of skin, hair, and nails? The changes that the nurse should expect…

recheck the levels of T3 and T4 after 4-6 weeks of therapy and readjust the treatment accordingly. It is important to know that low dose of these medication is not going to achieve the desired outcome, however, the more aggressive approach can cause hypothyroidism to the point…

I am an overweight individual in the United States and I am aware that I am simply a statistic in a growing national problem, however, I do not suffer from diabetes and high cholesterol which often come from being overweight. I have an underlying problem just like everyone else who suffers from a syndrome, disease or illness. For someone to tell me that I am a problem and a statistic along with a group of people who need to change to better our society is wrong. We are a nation widely known for…