grave disease

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symptoms
weight loss
increase appetite
enlarged eyes
increased metabolic rate
higher than normal temp
trembling
diarrhoea
how can graves be treated
removal of thyroid gland/surgery
radioactive iodine
anti thyroid drugs
since thyroid cells killed/damaging = replacement of T4 or synthetic hormones
what is a goitre
enlarged thyroid due to lack of iodine