RT Book, Section
A1 Bauer, Douglas C.
A1 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Hammer, Gary D.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1100863075
T1 Thyroid Disease
T2 Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, 7e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-180600-8
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100863075
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  thyroid  gland  synthesizes  the  hormones  thyroxine  (T4)  and  triiodothyronine  (T3),  iodine-containing  amino  acids  that  regulate  the  body’s  metabolic  rate.  Adequate  levels  of  thyroid  hormone  are  necessary  in  infants  for  normal  development  of  the  CNS,  in  children  for  normal  skeletal  growth  and  maturation,  and  in  adults  for  normal  function  of  multiple  organ  systems.  Thyroid  dysfunction  is  one  of  the  most  common  endocrine  disorders  encountered  in  clinical  practice.  Although  abnormally  high  or  low  levels  of  thyroid  hormones  may  be  tolerated  for  long  periods  of  time,  usually  there  are  symptoms  and  signs  of  overt  thyroid  dysfunction.