Thyroid disease
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Signs and symptoms of thyroid disease can be related to the following: [1] [1]
Hyperthyroidism
Excess production of thyroid hormones. This would include symptoms of:
- Diarrhea
- Hair loss
- Hyperhidrosis
- Intolerance of the heat
- Motor agitation with small tremors
- Muscle weakness
- Ravenous hunger
- Tachycardia
- Warm sweaty skin
- Weight loss
Hypothyroidism
Insufficient production of thyroid hormones. Symptoms include:
- Apathy
- Bradycardia
- Constipation
- Deceleration of reflexes
- General weakness
- Hypotension
- Hypothermia with cool skin and cold intolerance
- Muscular spasms
- Paresthesias
- Psychic impairment
- Weight gain
Goiter:
An enlargement of the thyroid.
Thyroid Carcinoma
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Acknowledgements
The content on this page was first contributed by: C. Michael Gibson M.S., M.D.
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
