PSL300H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Exophthalmos, Thyroid, Myeloma Protein
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Hyperthyroidism v hyperthyroidism: thyroid hormone excess: causes. Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (graves" disease: symptoms: goiter, nervousness, insomnia, anxiety, high heart rate, exophthalmos (graves" disease), weight loss, treatments: removal of part of the thyroid gland, drugs blocking synthesis of t3 and t4 or block conversion of. T4 to t3 v one common thyroid hormone disorder is hyperthyroidism: excess of thyroid hormones v there are a number of causes of hypothyroidism, one of them are tumors. Gives people insomnia, anxiety, nervousness, etc: also causes exophthalmos (eyes bulging out) Accumulation of fluid in the retinal orbit v some treatments include: removing part of the thyroid, drugs. Block the synthesis of t3 and t4. Block the conversion of t4 to t3. Graves" disease v autoimmune disease: abnormal antibodies against the tsh receptor are produced. Hypothyroidism v hypothyroidism: thyroid hormone deficiency: causes. The thyroid gland itself cannot produce a lot of thyroid hormone: more commonly, a lack of iodine can also cause this.
