PPT-HEALING AUTOIMMUNITY AND THYROID DISORDERS

Special thanks to Dr Todd Watts DC Barbara Stuart APRN NPC CEN Integrative Medical Practitioners Presented by DoTERRA Diamond Melody Covino Recommended Reading Hormonal cycle of Thyroid. Quiz. Emily Matthews (. e.k.matthews@warwick.ac.uk. ). Chris Lancaster (. c.j.lancaster@warwick.ac.uk. ). Jake Turner (. jake.turner@warwick.ac.uk. ) . Question 1. Define autoimmunity ( 4 marks). 1) . Dr . Muries. . Barham. ENDOCRINOLOGEST. Thyroid Disorders. Anatomy . The thyroid gland consists of two lateral lobes connected by an isthmus. It is closely attached to the thyroid cartilage and to the upper end of the trachea, and thus moves on . INTRODUCTION. Thyroid rule:. In . a child, . critical for normal . growth and development. .. . In an adult, . maintain metabolic stability. . . Thyroid disorders result in . alterations in metabolic . Lieutenant- U.S. Public Health Service corps . PGY-1 Resident pharmacist- Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority . Objectives . Explain the basic physiology of the thyroid gland. . Identify causes, signs, and symptoms of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. . AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. AUTOIMMUNITY. The . term autoimmunity refers to a failure of the body’s immune system to recognize its own cells and tissues as “self”, Instead immune responses are launched against these cells and tissues as if they were foreign or invading bodies. Introduction. . The prevalence of hypothyroidism . is. . higher. in . older. age groups and in whites and Hispanics; blacks had a lower prevalence of hypothyroidism. . The prevalence of hypothyroidism correlated with age. Compared with the total population, people aged 50 to 79 years had an almost twofold higher prevalence, and those aged 80 years and older had a fivefold higher prevalence. . . immunological tolerance. Immunological . tolerance is a state of unresponsiveness to a particular antigen to which a person has been exposed earlier. .. . . The important aspect of tolerance is the self-tolerance, which prevents the body to mount immune response against self-antigens. Thyroid rule:. In . a child, . critical for normal . growth and development. .. . In an adult, . maintain metabolic stability. . . Thyroid disorders result in . alterations in metabolic . stability. AlHawari. , MD, FACE, ECNU. Consultant Endocrinologist. Assistant Professor of Medicine. Department of Internal Medicine. Faculty of Medicine. University of Jordan. Introduction. The thyroid is one of the largest of the endocrine organs, weighing approximately 15 to 20 g.. LECTURE : 07 LEARNING OBJECTIVES : The student should be able to: Describe the term "autoimmune", indicate if it is either Define the term "autoantibodies". Determine if the autoantibodies eit Pancreas, Adrenal, and Reproductive Glands Dr. Amit Ranjan, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology MGCUB, Motihari, Bihar Pineal Gland ( also known as the Third Eye)  Pineal gland --- pinecone Autoimmunity. is the system of immune responses of an organism against its own cells and tissues. Any disease that results from such an aberrant immune response is termed an autoimmune disease.. These . Courses in Therapeutics and Disease State Management. Epidemiology and Classification. 12% of the U.S. population will experience thyroid disease in their lifetime. Thyroxine (T4) is the predominant hormone secreted by the thyroid gland. RD. LD. FRANK AYIMADU . (ONCOLOGY DIETITIAN). 10/29/2021. 2. THE THYROID GLAND. 10/29/2021. 3. Functions of the thyroid gland. 10/29/2021. 4. THYROID hormones . The thyroid Produces hormones called the T3 and T4 using two components.