Symptoms of hyperthyroidism

Explain the symptoms found in patients with hyperthyroidism?

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The hormones made by the thyroid gland arouse the basal metabolism of the body. In hyperthyroidism there is unusually high production and secretion of T3 and T4 so the basal

Metabolic rate is increased. The signs of this state may be tachycardia (unusually high heart rate), weight loss, extreme heat sensation, too much sweating, anxiety. Mainly the characteristically signs of hyperthyroidism is exophthalmos (protrusion of the eyeballs). Normally the patient too presents goiter.

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