Thyroid Storm : Risk Factors

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Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease -- one in which the immune system attacks certain tissues -- that causes overactivity of the thyroid gland ( hyperthyroidism ).
Source:ADAM
Date:August 8, 2006
Are people with Graves' disease more prone to developing other autoimmune problems?
Source:StayWell
Hyperthyroidism is an imbalance of metabolism caused by overproduction of thyroid hormone.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 8, 2006
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.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on hyperthyroidism, including symptoms, types, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on hyperthyroidism (Graves disease), including cause, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
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.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on hyperthyroidism, including symptoms, types, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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 helping to form protein ribonucleic acid (RNA) and increasing oxygen absorption in every cell.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hyperthyroidism is the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid. The term hyperthyroidism covers any disease which results in overabundance of thyroid hormone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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 helping to form protein ribonucleic acid (RNA) and increasing oxygen absorption in every cell.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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