Pituitary hypothyroidism?

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In our past life, we should have seen people with swollen necks. In fact, many of the reasons for their situation are caused by iodine deficiency in their thyroid gland. Thyroid gland is actually a very important part of our body. It can produce some growth factors to promote our body growth. It also affects our metabolism to a certain extent and also affects the nerve excitation of some organs. Pituitary hypothyroidism? Let's talk about it

Pituitary hypothyroidism?

Hypothyroidism is more common in women, often accompanied by excessive menstrual volume and long menstrual period, resulting in excessive blood loss, decreased appetite and insufficient nutrition, which aggravates anemia. Anemia is very common in middle-aged women, which is not easy to attract attention. Anemia patients are often accompanied by cold, anorexia, fatigue and other symptoms, so many hypothyroidism patients are often misdiagnosed as anemia for a long time, Without timely diagnosis and treatment. Hypothyroidism patients gain weight, slow reaction and memory loss due to retention of water and sodium. These are different from simple anemia * hypothyroidism and elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) are the characteristic manifestations of primary hypothyroidism.

Hypothyroidism patients are characterized by edema or weight gain due to retention of water and sodium, and some patients are also positive for urinary protein. Therefore, they are often considered to be renal or idiopathic edema without proper diagnosis and treatment. Hypothyroidism patients often have low metabolism, such as fear of cold, low appetite, rough skin, slow heart rate and constipation, besides * edema. Laboratory tests are not difficult to differentiate.

Hypothyroidism patients with increased body size, hoarseness and hand and foot due to * retention of water and sodium are sometimes mistaken for acromegaly. However, hypothyroidism is normal in hypothyroidism patients, and pituitary is not very common in most patients, and pituitary is only slightly increased in a few patients with chronic hypothyroidism. The symptoms of hypothyroidism, such as fear of cold, constipation and slow heart rate, are different from those of acromegaly.

matters needing attention

Hypothyroidism occurs more frequently in the elderly. With the increase of age, the incidence rate of hypothyroidism is also increasing. Some hypothyroidism causes some elderly to show melancholy. Hypothyroidism patients can not achieve satisfactory results by simple antidepressant treatment. The elderly with depression should consider hypothyroidism, and thyroid hormone can be satisfactorily detected.