Thyroid Gland (Part 3)

 Hello!!!! Welcome to the final part. Part 3. Today you will see about treatments done to patients who have thyroid problems.



Thyroid Treatments

  • Thyroid surgery (thyroidectomy): A surgeon removes all or part of the thyroid in an operation. Thyroidectomy is performed for thyroid cancer, goiter,  or hyperthyroidism. 

  • Antithyroid medications: Drugs can slow down the overproduction of thyroid hormone in hyperthyroidism. Two common antithyroid medicines are methimazole and propylthiouracil. 

  • Radioactive iodine: Iodine with radioactivity that can be used in low doses to test the thyroid gland or destroy an overactive gland. Large doses can be used to destroy cancerous tissue.

  • External radiation: A beam of radiation is directed at the thyroid, on multiple appointments. The high-energy rays help kill thyroid cancer cells. 

  • Thyroid hormone pills: Daily treatment that replaces the amount of thyroid hormone you can no longer make. Thyroid hormone pills treat hypothyroidism, and are also used to help prevent thyroid cancer from coming back after treatment. 

  • Recombinant human TSH: Injecting this thyroid-stimulating agent can make thyroid cancer show up more clearly on imaging tests.
Hope you liked it see you soon in the next post. And 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021.
Let your 2021 fill with joy and happiness. 
Hope for your best and start this year .   


Until then,
signing off,
with love and passion,
Devmitra.V

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