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Hyperthyroidism FAQs. Hyperthyroidism case studies. Films featuring young people with thyroid disorders, including hyperthyroidism. Information about hyperthyroidism (or overactive thyroid) in children, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management.
Films featuring young people with hypothyroidism and other thyroid conditions. Information about congenital hypothyroidism and hypothyroidism (or underachieve thyroid) in children and babies, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management.
- 1.1 Information for people with thyroid disease, their families and carers. Presenting information. 1.1.1 Ensure that information is presented to facilitate shared decision making, as recommended in the NICE guideline on shared decision making.
- 1.2 Investigating suspected thyroid dysfunction. Indications for tests for thyroid dysfunction. 1.2.1 Consider tests for thyroid dysfunction for adults, children and young people if there is a clinical suspicion of thyroid disease, but bear in mind that 1 symptom alone may not be indicative of thyroid disease.
- 1.3 Managing primary hypothyroidism. Tests for people with confirmed primary hypothyroidism. Adults. 1.3.1 Consider measuring thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAbs) for adults with TSH levels above the reference range, but do not repeat TPOAbs testing.
- 1.4 Follow-up and monitoring of primary hypothyroidism. Tests for follow-up and monitoring of primary hypothyroidism. 1.4.1 Aim to maintain TSH levels within the reference range when treating primary hypothyroidism with levothyroxine.
Treatment depends on many factors, for example your child’s age, and how long they have had hyperthyroidism. The doctor will give a full explanation and help you and your child understand the treatment offered.
This guideline covers assessing and managing thyroid disease. It aims to improve quality of life by making recommendations on diagnosis, treatment, long-term care and support. Who is it for? • Healthcare professionals • Commissioners and providers • People with thyroid disease, their families and carers This draft guideline contains:
Apr 14, 2023 · This article discusses the life expectancy of a person with hyperthyroidism, including how the condition affects the body and how it poses a serious threat to health.
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We used the demographic tool of multistate life tables to calculate LE estimates at the age of 50 years, using prevalence, incidence rates, and hazard ratios for three transitions (healthy to NCD, healthy to death, and NCD to death). The total LE and LE with and without NCD among TSH and FT4 tertiles were calculated separately in men and women.
