THYROID ABNORMALITIES

Course overview

THE GOAL OF THIS COURSE IS TO PREPARE YOU TO DEAL WITH THE COMPLEXITIES ENCOUNTERED WHEN CARING FOR THE PATIENT WITH HYPERTHYROIDISM. HYPERTHYROIDISM (THYROTOXICOSIS) IS A TERM ENCOMPASSING A VARIETY OF DISORDERS OF THE THYROID GLAND. THESE DISORDERS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY ELEVATED LEVELS OF THYROID HORMONES, RESULTING IN SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AN ELEVATED METABOLIC RATE. HYPERTHYROIDISM IS MOST COMMON BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 AND 40, AND IT IS EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN MORE THAN MEN. AFTER DESCRIBING THE NORMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE THYROID GLAND, THIS COURSE EXPLAINS THE ETIOLOGY OF HYPERTHYROIDISM AND HOW TO ASSESS THE PATIENT WITH HYPERTHYROIDISM. (44 MINUTES)