Hypothyroidism

Alternate Name: Myxoedema

Test:

S.TSH (H), S.T4'(L), S.free thyroxine (L); T3 Up-take(L), FTI (L), &cholesterol (H), S.carotehe (H), S.AST (h S. -1.,DH (H), S.CPK (H); S.uiic acid (H or N), Hb (L or N)

Sign:

Hyporeflexia; bradycardia, hypotension, onych01-ysis, Pemberton's sign, pleural effusion puberN, shifting dullness (ascites) )

Dd:

Pernicious anaemia, infantile cretinism, hypopitu-itarism, nephritis, uraemia, mongolism, psycho­ses

Phys:

Lack of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland due to Hashimoto's disease, surgery, drugs or congenital defects results in lowering of the meta­bolic rate