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| ==Classification== | | ==Classification== |
| Signs and symptoms of '''thyroid disease''' can be related to the following: <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>
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| Excess production of thyroid hormones. This would include symptoms of:
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| * [[Diarrhea]]
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| * [[Hair loss]]
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| * [[Hyperhidrosis]]
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| * Intolerance of the heat
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| * Motor agitation with small [[tremors]]
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| * Muscle [[weakness]]
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| * Ravenous hunger
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| * [[Tachycardia]]
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| * [[Warm sweaty skin]]
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| * [[Weight loss]]
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| ===[[Hypothyroidism]]===
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| Insufficient production of thyroid hormones. Symptoms include:
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| * Apathy
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| * [[Bradycardia]]
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| * [[Constipation]]
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| * Deceleration of reflexes
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| * General [[weakness]]
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| * [[Hypotension]]
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| * [[Hypothermia]] with cool skin and cold intolerance
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| * Muscular spasms
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| * [[Paresthesias]]
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| * Psychic impairment
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| * [[Weight gain]]
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| ===[[Goiter]]:===
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| An enlargement of the thyroid.
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| ===[[Thyroid Carcinoma]]===
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