Thyroid disorders are conditions that have an effect on the thyroid gland, which controls many functions of the body. The thyroid gland is in the front of the net and has a shape similar to that of a butterfly. The role of the thyroid is to regulate metabolic processes throughout the body there are number of thyroid disorders that affect this function. Thyroid conditions can have devastating effects, and as a nurse, you must be equipped to handle situations such as these. What is the thyroid? The thyroid gland is located just below the Adam’s apple and connected to the trachea. A layer of tissue joins the two thyroid lobes on each side, this is called the isthmus. The thyroid relies on iodine to produce hormones, the primary hormone T4, thyroxine is the hormone produced by the gland. After T4 runs through the bloodstream into the bodies’ tissue a small amount is released from the gland and converted back to T3, triiodothyronine, which is the most active of hormones. Rela
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