Question

Use the information from lecture and lab powerpoints and the textbook to determine which part of the

endocrine system could be experiencing problems in the scenarios below. List some other information
that could confirm or rule out your initial diagnosis (tests you might be able to run or questions to ask
the patient or relatives). Explain your reasoning.
1.
A 27 year old female enters the clinic complaining of fatigue, fluid retention (especially in
her face), and a cold that she just cannot kick. She is studying for her midterms (she is a first
year physician's assistant student) and her roommate finally convinced her to come in;
because she is always sick and always grumpy.​

Answer 1

This woman is likely to be hypothyroid.

Step-by-step explanation:

The woman has symptoms that may be linked to hypothyroidism, which occurs when the thyroid produces little hormone

thyroid. This disease is more common in women than in men and can be very debilitating if not properly cared for.

The doctor who will assist the woman shown in the question above, should ask questions about what she is feeling and see if she has low immunity, weight gain (in addition to fluid retention), feeling cold, mental depression, menstrual irregularities and constipation .

Finally, the doctor must order a blood test to see if the levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroid hormone (T4) are adequate and thus to confirm or not the disease.