Introduction With an underactive thyroid (med. hypothyroidism), too little thyroid hormone (thyroxine) is produced. This can be due to an insufficiency, i.e. a production weakness of the thyroid gland itself, or to a functional disorder of the pituitary gland. The therapy usually consists of a lifelong supply of the hormones through tablets. Another cause of … Treatment of hypothyroidism
Side effects of the treatment Normally, the treatment of hypothyroidism with thyroxine tablets has only mild or, in the best case, no side effects at all: Since the tablets replace the underproduced thyroid hormone (or its precursor), the deficiency symptoms should be compensated for. However, undesirable effects of the medication can be noticed especially in … Side effects of the treatment | Treatment of hypothyroidism
Introduction Cold nodules are inactive areas of nodular shape in the thyroid gland. They no longer produce hormones and indicate a more or less pathological change in the tissue. The causes of a cold node in the thyroid gland can be many and varied. Both benign phenomena such as cysts, scars or adenomas (benign tumor) … Cold knot on the thyroid gland
Symptoms Cold lumps can go completely unnoticed clinically. Depending on the cause and size, they may go unnoticed for a long time and are more likely to be discovered by chance. If the lumps are associated with pain, an acute cause such as bleeding or other injury is more likely to be considered. If the … Symptoms | Cold knot on the thyroid gland
Diagnostics The notion of a cold node in the thyroid gland is derived from the findings of a scintigraphy. A scintigraphy is a method of nuclear medical imaging. It involves injecting the patient with radioactive but non-harmful substances that are stored in certain tissues, for example in the thyroid gland. Using a so-called gamma camera, … Diagnostics | Cold knot on the thyroid gland
Definition An autonomous adenoma of the thyroid gland is a benign node (=adenoma) consisting of thyroid tissue that produces uncontrolled (=autonomous) thyroid hormones. Due to the excessive production of thyroid hormones, patients therefore often suffer from hyperthyroidism. The following text explains what the causes of such an autonomous adenoma can be and how it can … Autonomous adenoma of the thyroid gland
Laboratory values The most important laboratory values in thyroid diagnostics are the actual thyroid hormones fT3 and fT4, as well as the regulatory hormone TSH. TSH is produced in the brain and stimulates the thyroid gland to produce its hormones (fT3 and fT4). The thyroid hormones, on the other hand, have an inhibitory effect on … Laboratory values | Autonomous adenoma of the thyroid gland
Prognosis of an autonomous adenoma The duration of the disease in an autonomous adenoma is very individual for each patient. Many patients with an autonomic adenoma are symptom-free, their thyroid gland values are within the normal range and the lump is only detected as a random finding, e.g. in ultrasound. Of course, these patients do … Prognosis of an autonomous adenoma | Autonomous adenoma of the thyroid gland
Synonyms in the broadest sense hyperthyroidism, Graves’ disease, immunogenic hyperthyroidism, iodine deficient goiter, goiter, hot nodules, autonomic nodules Drug therapy The thyrostatic (thyroid-suppressing) therapy causes the cessation of hormone overproduction in the thyroid gland. All patients with hyperthyroidism (hyperthyroidism) are treated until normal thyroid function is achieved (= euthyroidism). Are you interested in drug therapy … Overactive thyroid therapy
Radioiodine therapy with 131 Iodine In this form of therapy, the patient receives radioactive iodine (131Iodine), which is stored in the thyroid gland but cannot be used to produce thyroid hormones: It destroys the enlarged thyroid cells due to the radioactive radiation. Thus, hormone-producing cells are destroyed and the excessive hormone production is reduced. This … Radioiodine therapy with 131 Iodine | Overactive thyroid therapy
