Hyperthyroidism: Sign & Symptoms
Hyperthyroidism: Signs and Symptoms (mnemonic)-“THYROIDISM”
T = Tremor
H = Heart rate up
Y =Yawning [fatigability]
R = Restlessness
O = Oligomenorrhea & amenorrhea
I = Intolerance to heat,
D =Diarrhea
I = Irritability
S = Sweating
M = Musle wasting & weight loss
E = Exophthalmos
| Symptoms | Signs | |
| Common | ||
| Weight loss despite normal or increased appetite | Weight loss Tremor |
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| Heat intolerance | Palmar erythema | |
| Palpitations | Sinus tachycardia | |
| Dyspnoea | Lid retraction, lid lag | |
| Irritability, emotional lability | ||
| Fatigue | ||
| Sweating | ||
| Tremor | ||
| Less common | ||
| Osteoporosis (fracture, loss of height) | Goitre with bruit | |
| Diarrhoea, steatorrhoea | Atrial fibrillation | |
| Angina | Systolic hypertension/increased pulse pressure | |
| Ankle swelling | ||
| Anxiety, psychosis | Cardiac failure | |
| Muscle weakness | Hyper-reflexia | |
| Periodic paralysis (predominantly in Chinese) | Ill-sustained clonus | |
| Pruritus | Proximal myopathy | |
| Alopecia | Bulbar myopathy | |
| Amenorrhoea/oligomenorrhoea | ||
| Infertility, spontaneous abortion | ||
| Loss of libido, impotence | ||
| Excessive lacrimation | ||
Reference: Davidson 21st