Why do Thyroid Disorders tend to be misdiagnosed?
The problem with Thyroid Disorders (hyper or hypo states) is that the symptoms tend to be non-specific. Unless the GP taking care of the patient has a high index of suspicion, patients usually go untreated until the disease become more established and obvious. With widespread annual full body checkups offered by medical clinics, however, patients with deranged thyroid functions are now detected much earlier. What may happen if Thyroid Disorders are misdiagnosed? As the diseases progresses, symptoms usually become more severe. Patients with hyperthyroidism for example may begin to lose unaccounted and dramatic amount of weight. Or they may suffer increasingly troublesome restlessness and insomnia. Patients who go untreated may suffer from heart complications which results from hyperthyroidism. Has there been any data showing how common Thyroid Disorders (or each Thyroid Disorder) is among Singaporeans? There is currently no data on this but extrapolation from predictive models based on
