thyroid disease awareness.

1. Thyroid awareness month
January -2023 MR. ARVIND KUMAR GUPTA
RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AIIMS PATNA

2. Thyroid gland
 It situated in butterfly- shaped gland that sits low on the front of the neck.

3. function
 Thyroid secretes several hormones, collectively called thyroid hormones.
 The main hormone is thyroxine also called T4.
 Thyroid hormone act through out the body.
 Influencing
1.Metabolism
2.Growth and Development
3.Body temperature.

4. Disorders
 The most common thyroid problems involve abnormal production of thyroid
hormones.
 Hyperthyroidism.
 hypothyroidism
 Thyroid cancer

5. Common causes of hyperthyroidism.
 Graves disease-
 Toxic adenomas
 Sub acute thyroiditis

6. Graves disease-

7. Toxic adenomas

8. Sub acute thyroiditis

9. Symptoms of hyperthyroidism
 Tremor
 Nervousness
 Fast heart rate fatigue
 Increase sweating
 Unintentional weight loss

10. Tremor

11. Unintentional weight loss

12. Nervousness

13. Cause of hypothyroidism
 Hashimoto thyroiditis
 Removal of thyroid gland
 Excessive amount of iodine

14. Hashimoto thyroiditis

15. Excessive amount of iodine

16. Removal of thyroid gland

17. Symptom of hypothyroidism
 Poor concentration of feeling mentally ( foggy)
 Feeling cold
 Depression
 Muscle and joint aches
 Fluid retention
 Constipation
 Fatigue

18. Poor concentration of feeling mentally ( foggy)

19. Fluid retention

20. Muscle and joint aches

21.  A lack of thyroid hormone in the system at an early age can lead the development
of cretinism ( mental retardation)dwarfism (stunted growth)
 Most infants now have their thyroid levels checked routinely after birth
 They are hypothyroid treatment begins immediately.

22. Thyroid cancer
 Its abnormal proliferation of cells of thyroid gland.
 Papillary carcinoma
 Follicular carcinoma
 Medullary thyroid carcinoma
 Anaplastic carcinoma

23. Causes
 Iodine- iodine-deficient diets may lead lead to increase the TSH level and considered goitrogenic.
 Thyroiditis
 External radiation
 Increase age
 Radioactive iodine concentrated in the thyroid gland.
 Food source contaminated.

24. Food source contaminated.

25. clinical features
 A lump In neck, sometime growing quickly
 Swelling in the neck
 Pain in the front of the neck , sometimes going up to the ears.
 Trouble swallowing
 Trouble breathing.

26. investigation
 Physical examination
 Clinical history
 Thyroid scan
 Thyroid function test
 CT/MRI
 USG
 RIA uptake test.

27. Physical examination

28. RIA uptake test.

29. Thyroid scan

30. Ultrasonography

31. Management of thyroid cancer
 Thyroid replacement therapy
 Radiation therapy
 Radioactive iodine therapy
 Drug- thyroxin therapy.

32. Radioactive iodine therapy

33. Radiation therapy

34. Drug- thyroxin therapy.

35. 
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