Zhuravlyova, LarysaFedorov, VolodymyrFilonenko, MarynaYankevych, OleksandrKrivonosova, O.Oliinyk, Mariia2013-12-112013-12-112013Diseases of endocrine system. Hypothyreosis. Classification, diagnosis, clinical presentation, treatment. Thyroiditis : methodological recommendations for students of IV course / comp.: L. V. Zhuravlyova, V. O. Fedorov, M. V. Filonenko [et al.]. – Kharkiv : KNMU, 2013. – 20 p.https://repo.knmu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/4996Hypothyroidism is a common endocrine disorder resulting from deficiency of thyroid hormone. Hypothyroidism occurs at any age but is particularly common among the elderly. It occurs in close to 10 % of women and 6 % of men > 65. Although typically easy to diagnose in younger adults, it may be subtle and manifest atypically in the elderly.Thyroiditis is a general term that refers to «inflammation of the thyroid gland». Thyroiditis includes a group of individual disorders causing thyroidal inflammation but presenting in different ways.enhypothyroidismmyxedema comathyroiditischronic autoimmune thyroiditisinvasive fibrous thyroiditis (Riedel’s goiter)Guidelines