Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is defined as an autoimmune disease (Bishay, 2016). The lymphocytes of the body attack the thyroid and affect the functioning of it. This is a life altering disease that can cause disastrous consequences to the Hashimoto’s patient (Kırmızıbekmez, 2014). This is a disease which affects body’s functionality, energy, sleeping, fatigue, metabolism and much more (Bishay, 2016). Hashimoto’s takes a toll on its victims and often they can fall into depressed and discouraged states (Lieu, 2011). Psychologists, specifically health psychologists, could play a key role in managing symptoms and improving quality of life if they are involved in the treatment and coping of a patient dealing with this disease. The purpose of this paper…
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis Case Study “Pathophysiology refers to the study of abnormalities in physiologic functioning of living beings” (Copstead and Banasik, 2013, p.1). Pathophysiology attempts to discover any responses and reactions of living being’s organs, tissues, cells and body fluids, in response changes experienced in its internal or external environment. Pathophysiology becomes extremely important in the medical setting as it allows us to predict expected outcomes of diseases…
appreciate you sharing that your mother was diagnosed and displayed classic symptoms related to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is the most prevalent autoimmune thyroid gland and is a major cause of hypothyroidism in women ages 30-50 years. At present it is thought that Hashimoto’s disease is provoked in genetically susceptible individuals by both environmental and endogenous triggers. Genetic predisposition to development of the autoimmune thyroid diseases was established on…
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, abbreviated HT for short, is also known as Chronic Lymphatic Thyroiditis. It is an autoimmune disorder, which means it occurs when immune cells attack healthy tissue instead of protecting it. There are also antibodies produced that are directed against the thyroid gland and lead to chronic inflammation. It is not yet known why some people produce these antibodies, although this condition is linked to families. When your thyroid comes under attack from malfunctioning…
releasing thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). When T4 levels are too low, the pituitary gland releases additional TSH (“Thyroxine”, 2015). A high TSH level from blood work signals hypothyroidism—the thyroid gland cannot satisfy the body’s demands for more thyroxine. The second test, a free T4 test, measures the amount of T4 in the blood that can enter the body’s cells (Holm, 2016). A person with hypothyroidism shows a low amount of T4 in the bloodstream. In children and adults, doctors draw…
results from a deficiency of hormone production in triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) in the blood. Additionally, Hashimoto thyroiditis, radiation treatment, and surgery to remove the thyroid gland are several contributing factors that may cause hypothyroidism. The autoimmune disease, Hashimoto thyroiditis treats the thyroid tissue as a foreign antibody, resulting in chronic inflammation and inhibits hormone production of the thyroid gland (Burkhart 55). In contrast, hyperthyroidism or…
Hypothyroidism in Adolescents, Adults, and The Elderly Hypothyroidism, commonly referred to as underactive thyroid disease, is a disorder where the thyroid gland in a person’s body slows its production of hormones. This in turn causes a person’s body to create less energy, therefore making that person’s metabolism exceptionally lethargic and unresponsive. Studies show that, over 1/10 of the U.S. population alone suffer from hypothyroidism. There are many different theories on what exactly…
Healing with food is not a new concept. In earlier years; pre-antibiotics, people would search for specific plants, roots and spices in the woods to be boiled, placed on the skin, and so forth to nurse a patient back to health. Today, people are faced with so many options to maintain ones “optimal health”. Diets, such as the paleo, non-GMO, vegetarian, organic, gluten-free, Mediterranean, etc. are presented to people daily. My Plate, a dietary guideline that replaced the food pyramid and the…
Hashimoto’s Disease is a disease where the thyroid is damaged by the person’s immune system. To define it, Hashimoto’s Disease is an “autoimmune lymphocytic infiltration of the thyroid gland closely associated with the presence of antithyroid autoantibodies and often resulting in chronic hypothyroidism.”(Brier, 2009) Due to the damages that occur, the thyroid is unable to function properly. My dad was recently diagnosed with this disease. Coping with Hashimoto’s Disease brings many lifestyle…
There are 2 categories that describe thyroid diseases, hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Hypothyroidism is described, as a condition in the thyroid is underactive and not producing enough thyroid hormone. Diseases covered under this category are Hashimoto’s Disease, Thyroid Nodules and Goiters. Since yours truly suffers from Hashimoto’s and it is the most common type of hypothyroidism, it will be covered a little more extensively. Alternatively, hyperthyroidism is described as an overactive…