nadczynność tarczycy
Also known as overactive thyroid
stan chorobowy będący wynikiem nadmiernej produkcji hormonów tarczycy
AI overview
Hyperthyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone, leading to a range of symptoms like irritability, muscle weakness, sleep problems, rapid heartbeat, heat intolerance, diarrhea, and weight loss. It matters because these symptoms can significantly affect daily functioning and quality of life, though symptoms vary between individuals and may be less severe in elderly people and during pregnancy.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Hyperthyroidism
- Medical condition.image
- Triiodothyronine.svg
- Medical condition.caption
- Triiodothyronine (T3, pictured) and thyroxine (T4) are both forms of thyroid hormone.
- Medical condition.field
- Endocrinology
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Overactive thyroid, hyperthyreosis
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Irritability, muscle weakness, sleeping problems, fast heartbeat, heat intolerance, diarrhea, enlargement of the thyroid, weight loss
- Medical condition.complications
- Thyroid storm
- Medical condition.onset
- 20–50 years old
- Medical condition.causes
- Graves' disease, multinodular goiter, toxic adenoma, inflammation of the thyroid, eating too much iodine, too much synthetic thyroid hormone
- Medical condition.diagnosis
- Based on symptoms and confirmed by blood tests
- Medical condition.treatment
Article · Polski
Nadczynność tarczycy, hipertyreoza (łac. hyperthyreosis lub hyperthyreoidismus) – stan chorobowy będący wynikiem nadmiernej produkcji hormonów tarczycy. Rzadziej nadczynność tarczycy powstaje na skutek leczenia nadmiernymi dawkami hormonów tarczycy, zaburzeń w ich obwodowym metabolizmie lub upośledzonej czynności wiążących je receptorów.
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