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A goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland that results when the diet is deficient in iodine. TSH keeps "caling" for thyroxine, and the thyroid gland enlarges, but without the iodine the thyroid makes only the peptide part of the molecule which is nonfunctional and thus fails to provide negative feedback to inhibit THS release.
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What causes a simple goiter and is it heredity?
A low dietary intake of iodine.
What is a goiter and what causes it, and what heals it?
Goiter- cause, cure and reason it appeared
What element deficiency causes goiter?
iodine
What is disadvantage of iodine?
because it causes goiter
What is a disadvantage of iodine?
because it causes goiter
What hormone causes goiters?
Goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland, located in the neck. Simple goiter is caused by too little iodine which is available in the hormone thyroxine. Toxic goiter, on the other hand, is caused by exactly the opposite condition, overproduction of thyroxine. Oddly enough, both can often be treated by the administration of iodine in one form or another.
How does goiter effect the body?
Goiter is cause by a lack of Iodine in the body. It causes the thyroid to become enlarged.
Is the simple goiter result from hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism?
Hyperthyroidism.
What can an inadequate intake of iodine in a diet do?
causes goiter.
What mineral deficiency causes goiter?
iodine
Why does neck increase in goiter?
Goiter is a swelling in the thyroid gland which is situated in the neck and often causes additional swelling of the neck.
What does the ICD9 code 240 mean?
simple and unspecified goiter
