RT Book, Section
A1 Allweiss, Pamela
A1 Carek, Peter J.
A2 South-Paul, Jeannette E.
A2 Matheny, Samuel C.
A2 Lewis, Evelyn L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1173716399
T1 Endocrine Disorders
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 5e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134896
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1173716399
RD 2024/04/24
AB Thyroid  disorders  affect  approximately  1  in  200  adults  but  are  more  common  in  women  and  with  advancing  age.  About  4.6%  of  people  have  hypothyroidism,  and  about  1.2%  have  hyperthyroidism.  Hypothyroidism  is  much  more  common  than  hyperthyroidism,  nodular  disease,  or  thyroid  cancer.  Epidemiologic  studies  have  shown  the  prevalence  of  palpable  thyroid  nodules  to  be  approximately  5%  in  women  and  1%  in  men  living  in  iodine-sufficient  parts  of  the  world.  High-resolution  ultrasound,  however,  may  detect  thyroid  nodules  in  19–68%  of  randomly  selected  people.  Nodules  are  more  common  in  women  and  the  elderly.