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Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is overactive, and makes too much thyroid hormone(called thyroxine[ T4] and triiodothyronine[ T3]). Hormones are substances that affect and control many important functions in the body.The ...
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This small gland can cause a multitude of problems affecting every system in your body. Here's how to tell if your thyroid gland is producing too much or too little hormone and what to do about it.
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Detailed information on hyperthyroidism, including symptoms, types, diagnosis, and treatment
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Detailed information on hyperthyroidism (Graves disease), including cause, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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When you have hypothyroidism, your thyroid gland doesn't produce enough hormone. With hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland produces too much hormone. A goiter is the enlargement of the thyroid gland.
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Detailed information on hyperthyroidism, including symptoms, types, diagnosis, and treatment
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Hyperthyroidism is the condition that reflects excessive concentrations of thyroid hormones, due to any cause. The resulting hypermetabolic state causes increased heat production and accelerates many of the bodies'' processes.
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Hyperthyroidism is the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid gland.Located in the front of the neck, the thyroid gland produces the hormones thyroxine(T 4) and triiodothyro-nine(T 3) that regulate the body''s metabolic rate by...
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Hyperthyroidism is the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid.Located in the front of the neck, the thyroid gland produces the hormones thyroxine(T 4) and triiodothyro-nine(T 3) that regulate the body''s metabolic rate by helpi...
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Hyperthyroidism is the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid.The term hyperthyroidism covers any disease which results in overabundance of thyroid hormone. Other names for hyperthyroidism, or specific diseases within the cate...
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Graves disease is an autoimmune disorder that leads to overactivity of the thyroid gland( hyperthyroidism).The thyroid gland is an important organ of the endocrine system. It is located in the front of the neck just below the voice box.
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Are people with Graves' disease more prone to developing other autoimmune problems?
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Preeclampsia and eclampsia are hypertensive disorders of pregnancy that occur in 5%–10% of pregnancies. In developing countries, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are the single most common cause of death in childbirth.
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Preeclampsia is high blood pressure and protein in the urine that develops after the 20th week of pregnancy.The exact cause of preeclampsia is not known. Possible causes include:.Autoimmune disorders Blood vessel problems Diet Genes.Preeclampsia o...
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Preeclampsia is a problem that may occur in pregnancy. Sometimes called "pregnancy-induced hypertension,” it can lead to health risks for you and your baby. No one knows what causes preeclampsia. But it almost always goes away soon after you give birth.
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Preeclampsia can occur in any pregnant woman. But if you've had it before, you have a greater chance of it recurring.
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Preeclampsia and eclampsia are complications of pregnancy. In preeclampsia, the woman has dangerously high blood pressure, swelling, and protein in the urine.
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Lung disease is any disease or disorder that occurs in the lungs or that causes the lungs to not work properly. There are three main types of lung disease:.Airway diseases-- These diseases affect the tubes(airways) that carry oxygen and other gase...
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Lung abscess is an acute or chronic infection of the lung, marked by a localized collection of pus, inflammation, and destruction of tissue.Lung abscess is the end result of a number of different disease processes ranging from fungal and bacterial...
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Surgery is the first and main treatment for thyroid cancer. Your doctor will use tissue removed during surgery to determine the cancer's stage, which helps him or her decide on whether you need additional treatment. When you have surgery for thyroid cancer, your surgeon will try to remove the whole thyroid gland. This is called a thyroidectomy. Sometimes, your doctor will remove only part of the thyroid. That is a near-total thyroidectomy. Surgeons today most often do total or near-total thyroidectomies.
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Surgery can be done to remove a very large goiter or nodule, a hyperthyroid gland that can't be controlled with medications, or a thyroid gland that may be cancerous.
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