What should hyperthyroidism patients pay attention to

summary

Patients with severe hyperthyroidism need to be hospitalized, and generally patients are treated outside the hospital. If there are hyperthyroidism patients at home, there may be more right and wrong, more trouble, if you can not correctly understand the patient, it will cause family disharmony. Hyperthyroidism patients should pay attention to:

What should hyperthyroidism patients pay attention to

First, we should have a correct understanding of the disease, establish confidence in treatment, keep a good mood, avoid mental burden and cooperate with various treatments.

Second: increase nutrition, supplement enough protein, sugar and vitamins to meet the needs of metabolism, with more than 3000 calories per day.

Third: learn to calculate the basic metabolism (BMR), the normal value is - 10% ~ + 15%, hyperthyroidism is generally higher than the normal value, the increase degree is consistent with the severity of the disease. Light + 15% ~ + 30%, medium + 31% ~ + 60%, heavy > + 61%. The commonly used formula in family is fasting for 12 hours, sleeping for 8 hours, fasting and resting in the morning to measure pulse rate and blood pressure, and then calculate with the following formula: BMR% = pulse rate + pulse pressure - 111, BMR% = 0.75 × (pulse rate + 0.74 × pulse pressure) - 72.

matters needing attention

All patients with palpitation and tachycardia can use propranolol and diuretic drugs to slow down the heart rate and improve some symptoms. However, to prevent the heart rate from slowing down too slowly and the blood pressure from falling too low, close observation and dose adjustment are necessary.