Age-related changes in thyroid hormone economy and reduced cellular uptake of thyroid hormone as well as changes in thyroid hormone regulation of gene expression may account for reduced manifestations of hyperthyroidism in older adults. Thus, in addition to the well known changes in thyroid gland ...
When hyperthyroidism occurs in older adults, their symptoms may be more subtle than those of younger persons, and the classic signs may even be absent. Occasionally, an older person with hyperthyroidism has apathy or withdrawal instead of the more typical hypermetabolic state. Health Disparities ...
It is often more serious among older adults because they tend to have other disorders as well. Hyperthyroidism in older adults often results from Graves disease. Almost as often, hyperthyroidism is caused by the gradual growth of many small lumps in the thyroid gland that produce thyroid hormones...
In older adults, symptoms of hyperthyroidism, like loss of appetite or social withdrawal, can easily be mistaken for depression ordementia. Why hyperthyroidism is prevalent in female Hyperthyroidism occurs when you have an overactive thyroid, the small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your ...
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In older adults, symptoms of hyperthyroidism are often blunted. SEE: apathetic hyperthyroidismTREATMENTDefinitive therapies include surgical removal of the thyroid gland, radioactive iodine ablation of the gland, or antithyroid drugs. The choice of treatment is individualized for each patient, depending ...
Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the United States and most Western countries.[20]As Graves disease is autoimmune in etiology, this form of hyperthyroidism tends to manifest itself in younger populations. In older adults and people living in regions of iodine deficiency...
Thyroid Status, Cardiovascular Risk, and Mortality in Older Adults Previous studies have suggested that subclinical abnormalities in thyroid-stimulating hormone levels are associated with detrimental effects on the cardiov... AR Cappola,LP Fried,AM Arnold,... - 《Jama the Journal of the American ...
Iodine-induced hyperthyroidism: older population, typically in setting of preexisting nontoxic nodulargoiter amiodarone Iodine-containing contrast material used in radiology studies 4Making a Diagnosis The health care provider will do a physical exam to make a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. The exam may ...
Sometimes you may develop hyperthyroidism if nodules begin to grow on your thyroid and produce too much thyroid hormone. This condition is also sometimes called multinodular goiter or toxic nodular goiter. These lumps tend to develop in older adults and are usually benign (not cancer). ...