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4 Ιουν 2012 · Symptoms and signs of hypothyroidism may include weight gain, sleepiness, dry skin, and constipation, but lack of these symptoms does not rule out the diagnosis. To make this diagnosis in the elderly patient, a doctor often needs a high index of suspicion.
15 Μαρ 2017 · How common are thyroid disorders in older people and how do symptoms differ in the elderly? Several studies referring to those over 65 years show that thyroid illness is very much a disease of the elderly and that it often goes undiagnosed.
22 Μαΐ 2021 · Any of the following signs and symptoms can indicate hypothyroidism in an older person. Unexplained high cholesterol. High cholesterol is sometimes the only evidence of an underactive thyroid in an older person.
Thyroid disorders are highly prevalent, occurring most frequently in aging women. Thyroid-associated symptoms are very similar to symptoms of the aging process; thus, improved methods for diagnosing overt and subclinical hypothyroidism in elderly people are crucial.
8 Φεβ 2019 · Mild thyroid hormone deficiency (or subclinical hypothyroidism) is more common in the elderly. But, if it is ‘normal’ and indeed desirable to have a slightly low thyroid function in older people then the current use of uniform reference ranges across all adult ages may need to be revised.
14 Ιουλ 2020 · Elderly patients developing hypothyroidism may present with classic symptoms, but complaints are generally even less specific than those reported by younger patients presenting with evidence of thyroid hormone deficiency (25 – 27).
19 Νοε 2018 · Thyroid diseases are frequent among the several chronic illnesses observed in the elderly, and in this review, we analyze the impact of hypothyroidism and its management in older people, especially the oldest old (>80 years).
