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Name the signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism

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Weight gain
Intolerance to cold
Tired and constipated
Menorrhagia
Bradycardia
Puffy face
1
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What is hypothyroidism?

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The body doesn’t have enough thyroid hormone possibly due to an autoimmune or following treatment for hyperthyroidism

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How would you treat hypothyroidism?

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Lifelong hormone replacement therapy.

There is high levels of TSH and low or normal free T3 and T4

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Name some of the causes of hypothyroidism

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Autoimmune
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Iodine deficiency
Genetic defect
Post surgery or irradiation