Hyperthyroidism

Paper Summary:

The paper begins by explaining that the disease occurs when the body produces too much of the thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormones regulate the human body's metabolic rate and therefore, this has an effect upon all bodily processes, including the heart rate, digestion, muscle and bone strength and cholesterol. The paper discusses Graves disease, the most common form of hyperthyroidism and explores how it's more common in women. The author explains how this disease is diagnosed and discusses the treatments available, including potential areas for research. The paper concludes that with further research hopefully more can be discovered about the still-mysterious machinations of the human endocrine system as it relates to the development of hyperthyroidism.

Contents:
Definition of the Disease
Brief Overview of Pathophysiology
Etiology/Prevalence and Incidence
Causes, Signs and Symptoms
Differential Diagnosis
Diagnostic Workup
Treatment Plan
Further Research

From the Paper:

"The thyroid is an organ located at the base of the human throat, involved in hormone regulation. Thyroid hormones regulate the human body's metabolic rate. The metabolism is how the body burns calories to produce energy. As the metabolism is connected to nutrition, thus the thyroid gland and its metabolic influence has an effect upon all bodily processes, including but not limited to heart rate, digestion, muscle and bone strength, and cholesterol. ("Hyperthyroidism: Topic Overview-- What is hyperthyroidism?" WebMD. Last updated 11 Nov 2003) Hyperthyroidism is when the body produces too much thyroid hormone, as opposed to hypothyroidism, when the body does not produce enough of the hormone."

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