SymptomsTreatments Tests and Assessments Other Recommendations General Disease Info

Question This symptom refers to a feeling of being overheated.

Answer 1 – 10 What is Heat Intolerance?

Question This symptom is excessive sweating.

Answer 1 – 20 What is Diaphoresis?Diaphoresis

Question This symptom is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic, muscle contraction and relaxation involving to and from movements of one or more body parts.

Answer 1 – 30 What is tremors?

Question This symptom is rapid heartbeat.

Answer 1 – 40 What is tachycardia?

Question Other names for this symptom would be tiredness, or exhaustion.

Answer 1 – 50 What is fatigue?

Question This is what you would have to go to, to partially remove the thyroid gland.

Answer 2 – 10 What is surgery?

Question These drugs accumulate in the thyroid tissue and block production of thyroid hormones.

Answer 2 – 20 What are Antithyroid Drugs

Question This would be given one a one time basis to ablate a hyperactive gland.

Answer 2 – 30 What is Radioactive Iodine?

Question These are two main antithyroid drugs available for use in the United States.

Answer 2 – 40 What are methimazole (Tapazole) and propylthiouracil.methimazolepropylthiouracil

Question One of the main classes of drugs used to treat these symptoms

Answer 2 – 50 What is Beta-Blockers

Question It can be measured directly and usually are elevated with hyperthyroidism.

Answer 3 – 10 What is blood levels?

Question Main tool for detection of hyperthyroidism

Answer 3 – 20 What is measurement of the blood TSH level

Question A special diagnostic test of the thyroid.

Answer 3 – 30 What is radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU)

Question Abnormally high levels of this is shown within blood tests.

Answer 3 – 40 high levels of T3 and T4.

Question An unusually low level of what is diagnoised in blood test

Answer 3 – 50 circulating thyroid stimulating hormone

Question A complication in surgery can cause scarring on this part of the body.

Answer 4 – 10 What is the neck?

Question You would need to change this if you have this disease.

Answer 4 – 20 What is diet?

Question Eating to much food that contains this can cause hyperthyroidism.

Answer 4 – 30 What is iodine?

Question Hyperthyroidism is usually caused by this disease.

Answer 4 – 40 What is Grave’s Disease?

Question Call your health care provider if you are being treated for hyperthyroidism if you develop symptoms of this.

Answer 4 – 50 What is an underactive thyroid?

Question What should you do if you have symptoms of hyperthyroidism.

Answer 5 – 10 What is call 911?

Question You should not take abundant amounts of this hormone.

Answer 5 – 20 What is thyroid hormone?

Question A cause of Hyperthyroidism would be getting medical imaging tests with dye that has this in it.

Answer 5 – 30 What is iodine?

Question High amounts of this could be shown because of hyperthyroidism.

Answer 5 – 40 What is Cholesterol?

Question This nutrient would not be good for your thyroids health.

Answer 5 – 50 What is soy?