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Endocrine & MetabolicModerate
Hyperthyroidism
Endocrinology & Diabetology · Endocrine & Metabolic
Moderate
Severity
Common — affects a notable proportion of adults, particularly women, though less common than hypothyroidism
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Endocrinology & Diabetology
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Treatment options include antithyroid medications that reduce thyroid hormone production
- 2radioactive iodine therapy that selectively destroys overactive thyroid tissue
- 3and surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland in select cases. Beta-blockers are often used alongside definitive treatment to quickly control symptoms such as rapid heart rate and tremor while the underlying overactivity is being addressed. Following radioactive iodine treatment or surgery
- 4many patients eventually develop hypothyroidism and require lifelong thyroid hormone replacement.
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