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2. Thyrotoxic myopathy - Wikipedia

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   Administering the radioactive isotope causes the thyroid to take in the lethal iodine and quickly radiation destroys it. [12] Typically overproduction of thyroxine using radio-iodine is blocked with one dose. The drawback to this treatment is the thyroid gland is completely destroyed and patients often develop hypothyroidism. Some do so only a ...

3. Thyroid disease - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid disease is a medical condition that affects the function of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located at the front of the neck and produces thyroid hormones [1] that travel through the blood to help regulate many other organs, meaning that it is an endocrine organ. These hormones normally act in the body to regulate energy use ...

4. Thyroiditis - Wikipedia

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   Many of the signs imitate symptoms of other diseases, so thyroiditis can sometimes be difficult to diagnose. Common hypothyroid symptoms manifest when thyroid cell damage is slow and chronic, and may include fatigue, weight gain, feeling "fuzzy headed", depression, dry skin, and constipation. Other, rarer symptoms include swelling of the legs ...

5. Signs and symptoms of Graves' disease - Wikipedia

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   In older patients, emotional instability may be less evident, or depression may occur, and the symptoms and signs are manifestly circulatory. In many, the thyroid is not readily palpable. [4] Symptoms such as rapid heart rate, shortness of breath on exertion, and edema may predominate. Older patients also tend to have more weight loss and less ...

6. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis - Wikipedia

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   There may be symptoms of thyroid overactivity, such as weight loss, a fast or irregular heart rate, tremor, and perspiration; [1] [2] but such symptoms occur in only half of all cases. [5] The most common type of hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease , may additionally cause eye problems ( Graves' ophthalmopathy ) and skin changes of the legs ...

7. Hoffmann syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Signs and symptoms include exercise intolerance, muscle fatigue, muscle cramps, myalgia, delayed muscle relaxation (pseudomyotonia), proximal muscle weakness, delayed deep tendon reflexes (hyporeflexia) especially of the ankles, and a pseudoathletic appearance of hypertrophic calf muscles.

8. Is It Holiday Fatigue Or Covid-19? Here Are The Symptoms To ...

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   According to the CDC, symptoms may include: Fever or chills. Cough. Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. Sore throat. Congestion or runny nose. New loss of taste or smell. Fatigue. Muscle ...

9. Desiccated thyroid extract - Wikipedia

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   [citation needed] Dosage was regulated by improvement of symptoms. Desiccated Thyroid became a commercial treatment option in 1934 with Westhroid, [citation needed]. In the early 1960s, desiccated thyroid hormones (thyroid extract) began to be replaced by levothyroxine (synthetic T4), or by combinations of T4 and T3. Replacement occurred faster ...