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HYPOTHYRODISM - Coggle Diagram
HYPOTHYRODISM
CLINICAL MANIFESTATION
extreme fatigue
hair loss
dry skin
husky voice
menstrual disturbances
slowed speech
enlarged tongue, hands, feet
COMPLICATIONS
Goiter
Heart problems - heart disease & failure
Mental health issues - depression
Myxedema
Infertility
Birth defects
ETIOLOGY
autoimmune disease - Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Thyroid surgery
Radiation therapy
Medications - lithium
Iodine deficiency
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test.
full blood count
DEFINTION
a condition which your thyroid gland doesn't produce enough thyroid hormone into the bloodstream
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
levothyroxine - increases the amount of thyroid hormone your body produces