Thyroid for Dummies (50 page)

leptin interacting with, 195

thyroid failure, 59, 61, 64

muscle loss, 188

Thyroid Federation International (Web

producing, 28–31

site), 284

regulating, 29–30

thyroid function

triiodothyronine (T3), 28–30, 62, 280, 282

aging, 270–271

thyroid hypoplasia, 237, 282

drugs affecting, 112, 119–121, 250, 274

thyroid scan and uptake, 29, 282

foods affecting, 111–112, 139, 140, 188

thyroid skin disease, 72–73

getting enough iron, 272

thyroid specialist clinic, 149

importance of, 12

thyroid storm (severe hyperthyroidism),

‘neck check’, 271

61, 80, 116, 282

in newborns and infants, 233–235

thyroid-binding protein, 110, 111, 114–115,

in pregnancy, 222–223

270–271

preventing regrowth of thyroid cancer,

thyroidectomy

273

as cause of hypothyroidism, 58

screening for, 104, 105, 270

for papillary thyroid cancer, 98, 154

staying up-to-date on new discoveries, 16,

total, 75, 86, 153

275

thyroidologists, 81

thyroid hormone replacement.
See also

thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

thyroxine

blood level of, 38, 42–43

body changes, 270–271

defined, 282

combination therapy, 62

drugs decreasing, 117

dosage, 63–64, 159–160

drugs increasing, 118

drug interactions, 119, 274

elevated levels of, 23, 30, 43

drugs affecting, 109–111

function of, 28, 29–30

food affecting, 111–112

negative feedback for TSH release, 30

generic versus brand name, 62, 119–121,

normal range for, 63, 159–160

261–262

recombinant, 169

how long to take, 262–263

thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI),

for hypothyroidism, 61–64, 159–160,

44

272–273

thyrotrophin.
See
thyroid-stimulating

natural versus synthetic hormones,

hormone

263–264

thyrotrophin-releasing hormone (TRH), 28,

in pregnancy, 222

74, 238, 274, 282

stopping, 63, 272

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thyroxine (T4).
See also
thyroid hormone

tumours

replacement

adrenal and parathyroid glands, 94

conversion to T3, 28–29, 62

Hurthle cell, 93

defined, 282

pituitary, 42, 43, 62

dosage for, 63–64

slowing growth of, 166

generic brands, 62, 280

TNM classification, 96–97

for hypothyroidism, 61–64

turmeric, 201

iodine in, 29

Turner’s syndrome, 217

natural versus synthetic, 263–264

for papillary thyroid cancer, 98

• U •

production and release of, 28–29, 30

role in pregnancy, 135–136

ultrasound

thyroxine-binding albumin, 31

described, 85, 282

thyroxine-binding globulin, 222, 228, 250

for evaluating risks of taking iodine, 158

thyroxine-binding prealbumin, 31

iodine deficiency measurement, 135

thyroxine-binding protein, 30–31, 39, 40,

nodule diagnosis, 49, 85

282

thyroid size and shape, 48–49, 50

TNM classification (Tumour, Nodes, and

umbilical hernia, 238

Metastases), 96–97

undifferentiated (anaplastic) thyroid

tongue, thickened, 58–59

cancer, 95, 132

total thyroidectomy, 75, 86, 153

UNICEF (The United Nations Children’s

total thyroxine (TT4) test, 38–40, 282

Fund), 143

toxic multinodular goitre (Plummer’s

unmodified radical neck dissection, 153

disease), 105

urinary system, 68

transient congenital hypothyroidism, 237,

urine test for iodine deficiency, 135

282

transthyretin (protein), 31

• V •

TRH (thyrotrophin-releasing hormone), 28,

74, 238, 274, 282

valerian, 201–202

tricyclic antidepressants, 22

vegetables

triiodothyronine (T3), 28–30, 62, 280, 282

Brassica group, 140

TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)

broccoli, 111, 140, 165

blood level of, 38, 42–43

cauliflower, 140

defined, 282

hypothyroidism aggravated by, 114

drugs decreasing, 117

servings per day, 174, 178

drugs increasing, 118

vegetarian diet, 179, 189

elevated levels of, 23, 30, 43

vitamins, 33, 161, 180–181

function of, 28, 29–30

vitiligo, 67, 282

negative feedback for TSH release, 30

voice box (recurrent laryngeal nerves), 75,

normal range for, 63, 159–160

152

recombinant, 169

TSI (thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin),

44

• W •

TT4 (total thyroxine) test, 38–40, 282

warfarin (blood thinner), 150

Tumour, Nodes, and Metastases (TNM)

warm nodules, 85, 87

classification, 96–97

Watson, James (biochemist), 212

tumour suppressor genes, 91

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Web sites

leptin’s role in regulating, 194–195

British Homeopathic Association, 198

metabolism, 187

British Thyroid Association, 90, 283

obesity, 194

British Thyroid Foundation, 21, 283

waist size, 176–177

European Thyroid Association, 283

weight loss

Faculty of Homeopathy, 198

exercise, 177

homeopathy, 198

hyperthyroidism, 66, 67, 162, 260–261

International Register of Consultant

hypothyroidism, 259–260

Herbalists and Homeopaths, 198

metabolism during, 187

Mayo Clinic Foundation for Medical

thyroid hormones used for, 33

Education and Research, 283

white blood cell count, 78, 244

Medline Plus Thyroid Diseases, 283

women.
See also
pregnancy

Merck Thyrolink, 283

breastfeeding, 229, 231, 232, 261

National Institute of Medical Herbalists,

chronic thyroiditis in, 55

198

Graves’ disease in, 70, 71

NHS Direct Online, 284

hypothyroidism in, 57

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, 214,

lithium side effects in, 113

284

subacute thyroiditis in, 125

Patients Association, 284

thyroid cancer in, 166

Prodigy Knowledge, 284

thyroid disease risks for, 11

Pub Med Web, 171

thyroid nodules in, 83

Thyroid Cancer Support Group –

wound infection, during surgery, 155

Wales, 284

Thyroid Cancer Support UK, 284

• X •

Thyroid Eye Disease Charitable Trust, 284

Thyroid Eye Disease Surgery Information,

X-linked inheritance, 216

284

Thyroid Federation International, 284

• Z •

weight

body mass index (BMI), 175–176

zinc, 181

gaining, 162–163, 187–189, 260–261

importance of, 174