Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Thyroid Gland
- Anatomy:
- Plan of the neck
- Thyroid gland
- Physiology
- Effects
- Hypothyroidism
- Causes
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Auto-immune antibody against TPO
- Treatment
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hyperthyroidism
- Causes
- Grave's Disease
- Auto-immune antibody against TSHR
- Symptoms:
- Anxiety and irritability
- Goiter
- Change in menstrual cycles
- Fatigue
- Risk Factors
- Family history
- Gender
- Age
- Pregnancy
- Tumor
- Goiter
- Causes
- Iodine deficiency
- Grave's disease
- Treatment
- Clinical
- Taking History
- Demographic
- Age
- Young and middle aged women
- Sex
- Mostly in women
- Occupation
- Stressful work
- Residence
- Areas with low iodine food
- Swelling
- Duration and change in size
- Discomfort during swelling
- Dyspnoea
- Hoarseness
- Pain
- Swelling after trauma
- Physical Examination
- Inspection
- Body habit
- Alertness and motor activity
- Hands
- Dry skin
- Increased sweating
- Thyroid acropachy
- Palmar erythema
- Peripheral tremors
- Pulse
- Rate
- Rhythm
- Vital signs
- Face
- Dry skin
- Sweating
- Yellow discoloration
- Eyebrows
- Eyes
- Exophthalmos
- Lid lag
- Thyroid
- inspect the midline of the neck
- Masses
- Palpation
- Neck
- Trachea for any deviation
- Assess
- Lymph node
- Trachea
- Percussion
- Auscultation
- Investigations
- Ultrasonography
- Biochemistry