Globally, 25th May is observed as World Thyroid Day to spread awareness about the importance of the thyroid gland and the impact of thyroid diseases on the quality of life of patients. This article presents a summary of thyroid disease screening and shares some tips for the management of the disease. Thyroid dysfunction is one of the significant public health issues that mostly affects an individual’s physical health as well as the quality of life. Thyroid dysfunction often remains undiagnosed as the symptoms are non-specific and often mimic other disease conditions.
Although thyroid disease cannot be cured completely, the timely diagnosis and improvement of thyroid levels and other symptoms remain the goal of thyroid disease management. Screening tests for thyroid diseases 1 The serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test is the primary screening test for thyroid dysfunction. An…
