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Iodine deficiency
Introduction: Iodine deficiency
Iodine is needed by the thyroid gland for healthy functioning. Lack of iodine can lead to goitre, a swollen neck due to a swollen thyroid gland. However, iodine deficiency is much less common in industrialized nations due to the addition of iodine to table salt.
Symptoms of Iodine deficiency
- Goiter - see symptoms of goiter
- Lump in front of neck
- Protruding eyes
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Home medical testing related to Iodine deficiency:
- Thyroid: Home Testing:
- Home Thyroid Function Tests
- Home TSH Tests
- Home Adrenal Function Tests
Medical Textbooks Online about Iodine deficiency
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
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Causes of Iodine deficiency
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Prevention of Iodine deficiency
Prevention information for Iodine deficiency has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Iodine deficiency.
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- THYROID ENLARGEMENT (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- Thyroid enlargement (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Radioactive Iodine Uptake (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Iodine deficiency (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Thyroid enlargement (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Thyroid Enlargement/Goiter (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Neck Mass/Thyroid Enlargement (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Thyroid enlargement (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Thyroid enlargement (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
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