Early Detection and Recognize Thyroid Gland Disorders

Preventing disease is better than cure, this adage is still relevant to today's society, most negligent in alert thyroid disorder or known thyroid disease. Those with thyroid disease often do not realize the coming of the thyroid disorder because it is painless for the patient.
No wonder a lot of people with this disease are considered trivial and has not been of particular concern to the community. In fact, if not handled properly, the thyroid gland disorders can be fatal to the health of the thyroid is not impossible even can cause death.Just so you know, approximately 300 million people in the world malfunctioning thyroid gland. More than half were unaware of their condition, because not inflict new pain and swelling was when it happened.While the data from Cipto Mangunkusumo (RSCM) showed that in one month, there are approximately 288 to 300 patient visits related to thyroid disease. Where from the disease, more women have compared to men, can be up to 5-7 times or only 16% of male patients, rest as much as 84% ​​are women. The number is in the age range between 20 years to 50 years.
Chairman of the Division of Endocrine Metabolic Medicine Faculty of medicine / RSCM Imam Subekti admit, sometimes undiagnosed thyroid disorder that experienced by people with many years. The thyroid is a gland located in the front of the neck that is shaped like a butterfly and have a million roles. The main function of the thyroid gland is to collect and convert iodine into thyroid hormones, ie, thyroxine (T4) and triyodotironin (T3). Thyroid cells are the only cells in the body that absorb iodine.
Both hormones are released into the bloodstream and transported throughout the body in order to improve the control of cellular activity and metabolism, such as changing the oxygen and calories into energy."Every cell in the body depends on thyroid hormones for regulation of metabolism. Thyroid hormone also helps maintain body temperature, "said Imam.
Work is controlled thyroid gland pituitary gland, a pea-sized gland at the base of the brain. When thyroid hormone levels in the body is too low, the pituitary gland produces thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) which stimulates the thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormone. If the hormone levels in the blood is adequate, the pituitary gland will reduce production of the hormone TSH.
He asserted, balance is the key word healthy thyroid gland work. Excessive or deficient production of thyroid hormone are equally cause various disorders, among others, characterized by enlargement of the gland (goiter).
Impact of thyroid deficiencyPeople who have a thyroid disorder or thyroid disease will be seen easily tired, tend to gain weight as well as to experience depression. This condition, due to lack of sufficient iodine. Actually, in order to avoid interference with the thyroid, which is fairly effective measures are insufficient iodine intake. Iodine can be obtained from all types of food, one of which is a vegetable.
Imam said, symptoms of hypothyroidism (thyroid deficiency) occurs at the most vulnerable women and in pregnant women in a long time cause hypothyroid infants who were born to experience. Then if it's late intervention, the baby will be disrupted brain growth.
According to the Head of Sub Directorate of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Control of the Ministry of Health Tjetjep Ali Akbar, to produce a bright young generation, the government plans to do the screening thyroid levels in pregnant women starting in 2014. This was done through a blood test to see the levels of TSH. The trials were held in five cities, such as Medan, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bandung, and Semarang.
Just so you know, when stratified by geographic region, the Indonesian community living in two plains, the lowlands and the highlands. For people who live in the lowlands generally no difficulty in obtaining food containing iodine. However, instead of people living in the highlands of iodized most difficult to get food.
Consultant Specialist Doctors In Hospital Diabetes Endocrine Metabolic Primier Djatinegara, Dr. Pradana Soewondo, SpPD-KEMD once said, Indonesia is a country of endemic goiter. "Although cases of mumps has declined but in certain areas there are pockets of endemic areas such as Sumatra, Central Java, particularly in mountainous areas. So this disease is not yet completed at all in Indonesia, "he said.
Furthermore, he added, in addition to endemic goiter sporadic goiter are also common in urban areas where the disease is not due to a lack of iodized salt consumption but rather caused by stress and unhealthy lifestyle.
Thyroid campaignRealizing the lack of awareness in Indonesia aware of the dangers of thyroid gland disorders, the government has an interest to reduce the number of patients with thyroid disease by improving the quality of nutrition and including the adequacy of iodine. In fact, every set May 25 as the International Thyroid Day is intended to raise awareness about the importance of the thyroid gland health.
One is that done Djatinegara Premier Hospital as the Hospital has the philosophy "People Caring for People". Premier Hospital Djatinegara diligently to educate the public aware of the importance of the thyroid gland disorder symptoms that interfere with the body's metabolism through a seminar "Recognize Thyroid Disorders".
How this is done as a commitment to provide the best service for patients, particularly support outreach programs about thyroid disease in order to raise awareness about the importance of the health of the thyroid gland, given the lack of public knowledge about the thyroid disease.
RS Premier Jatinegara supported JCI accreditation (Joint Commission International), ready to be a referral hospital for patients with thyroid. Recognition of JCI is a further point of journey stages and has established measures Jatinegara Premier Hospital to continue to provide good quality health care.