Thyroid Disorders. - ppt download

Thyroid Disorders. - ppt download: INTRODUCTION Thyroid rule: In a child, critical for normal growth and development. In an adult, maintain metabolic stability. Thyroid disorders result in alterations in metabolic stability. Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are the clinical and biochemical syndromes resulting from increased and decreased thyroid hormone production. The common type (hereditary): Thyrotoxicosis is most commonly caused by Graves’ disease, autoimmune disorder {thyroid-stimulating antibody (TSAb) elicits the same biologic response as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)}. Hypothyroidism is most often due to an autoimmune disorder known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.