The thyroid gland is responsible for regulating how your body uses energy.The thyroid also produces hormones critical to proper cell and system functioning. The Thyroid Panel screens for thyroid disease, hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism by examining your body’s production of the thyroid hormones TSH, T3 and T4.
4. Toxic adenomasToxic adenomas
Nodules develop in the thyroid gland
and begin to secrete thyroid
hormones, upsetting the body's
chemical balance; some goiters may
contain several of these nodules.
6. Pituitary gland malfunctions orPituitary gland malfunctions or
cancerous growths in the thyroid glandcancerous growths in the thyroid gland
Although rare, hyperthyroidism can
also develop from these causes.
7. Types ofTypes of HypothyroidismHypothyroidism
Stems from an underproduction of
thyroid hormones. Since your body's
energy production requires certain
amounts of thyroid hormones, a drop
in hormone production leads to lower
energy levels.
9. Removal of the thyroid gland:Removal of the thyroid gland:
The thyroid may be surgically removed
or chemically destroyed as treatment
for hyperthyroidism.
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10. Exposure to excessive amounts of iodideExposure to excessive amounts of iodide
Cold and sinus medicines, the heart
medicine amiodarone, or certain
contrast dyes given before some X
rays may expose you to too much
iodine. You may be at greater risk for
developing hypothyroidism, especially
if you have had thyroid problems in
the past.
12. Cancer of the thyroid glandCancer of the thyroid gland
is quite rare and occurs in less than 10% of
thyroid nodules. You might have one or
more thyroid nodules for several years
before they are determined to be
cancerous. People who have received
radiation treatment to the head and neck
earlier in life, possibly as a remedy for
acne, tend to have a higherthannormal
propensity for thyroid cancer.
