Hitory:A 50 year old house wife complain of progressive weight gain of 20 pounds in 1year, fatigue, postural dizziness, loss of memory, slow speech, deepening of her voice, dry skin, constipation, cold intolerance and her neck is swelled.
(a) from which disease the lady is suffering?
(b) what are the symptoms that made you consider that diagnosis?
(c) inadequate secretion of which hormones is responsible for the same.
(d) which minerals is like to advise to take for improving the situation?
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a) The women is suffering from hypothyroidism.
b) Symptoms:-
- swollen neck
- progressive weight gain
- cold intorerence
- fatigue
c) Inadequate secretion of thyroid stimulating hormone can also lead to the same disease
d) Iodine is the required mineral
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