A 32-year-old member asked:
what is hyperthyroid?
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Dr. Thomas Namey answered
47 years experience Rheumatology
Too much thyroid !: Higher than normal thyroid levels in the blood. Condition will suppress tsh, which is easily measured. Too much can cause tachycardia, fine thinning hair, osteoporosis if untreated. This condition requires a medical evaluation.
Answered on Jun 28, 2017
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Dr. Maritza Baez commented
16 years experience Family Medicine
Most often, the entire gland is overproducing thyroid hormone. This is called Graves' disease. Less commonly, a single nodule is responsible for the excess hormone secretion. We call this a "hot" nodule. Thyroiditis (inflammation of the thyroid) can also cause hyperthyroidism.
Nov 7, 2012
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