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Medications
… Thyroid - Oral On this page: Uses How To Use Side Effects … side effects, especially when taken with diet pills. Uses Thyroid hormone is used to treat underactive thyroid …
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… Thyroid Nodules On this page: What are thyroid nodules? Thyroid nodules are growths or lumps in the … nodule may cause problems, such as making too much thyroid hormone. When this happens, you may need treatment. What …
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… Thyroid Storm On this page: Overview Overview Thyroid storm (thyroid crisis) is a potentially … thyroid gland suddenly releases large amounts of thyroid hormone in a short period of time. If you have thyroid …
Medical tests
… Thyroid Biopsy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done … It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A thyroid biopsy is a procedure in which a small sample of tissue is removed from the thyroid gland and looked at under a microscope for cancer, …
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… Thyroid Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How … It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A thyroid scan uses a radioactive tracer and a special camera to measure how much tracer the thyroid gland absorbs from the blood. The tracer can be …
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… Bioidentical Hormones On this page: Overview Overview Bioidentical hormones are made in a lab. They are based on compounds … found in plants. They have the same structure as the hormones your body makes. Many commonly prescribed forms of …
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… Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound On this page: Test Overview Why It Is … behind or next to the thyroid. The thyroid gland makes a hormone called thyroxine. This hormone controls how fast the body converts food into energy …
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… Thyroid Screening Recommendations On this page: Overview … have any risk factors and who do not have any symptoms of thyroid problems—which include an underactive thyroid gland ( hypothyroidism ), an overactive thyroid …
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… Types of Thyroid Cancer On this page: Overview Overview There are different types of thyroid cancer . They are based on what the cells look like … a microscope. Your treatment will depend on which type of thyroid cancer you have. These include: Papillary thyroid …
