Dr. Kepal Patel

Kimball Patel and he, him.

Kimball Patel and he, him.

Kimball Patel and he, him.

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Absolutely. I think the poor thyroid gland gets blamed for a lot of things in life. And it's not necessarily this poor little gland's fault. The thyroid gland is an amazing organ. It's a small gland that sits right in the middle of your neck, right on top of your windpipe. It's shaped like a butterfly. You have a right side and a left side of the gland.

Absolutely. I think the poor thyroid gland gets blamed for a lot of things in life. And it's not necessarily this poor little gland's fault. The thyroid gland is an amazing organ. It's a small gland that sits right in the middle of your neck, right on top of your windpipe. It's shaped like a butterfly. You have a right side and a left side of the gland.

Absolutely. I think the poor thyroid gland gets blamed for a lot of things in life. And it's not necessarily this poor little gland's fault. The thyroid gland is an amazing organ. It's a small gland that sits right in the middle of your neck, right on top of your windpipe. It's shaped like a butterfly. You have a right side and a left side of the gland.

And its sole purpose is to make thyroid hormone. And you can think of thyroid hormone as like the gas for your engine. It really regulates your metabolism. And that's your primary organ that gives you the fuel that you need to basically do almost all the activities that you perform.

And its sole purpose is to make thyroid hormone. And you can think of thyroid hormone as like the gas for your engine. It really regulates your metabolism. And that's your primary organ that gives you the fuel that you need to basically do almost all the activities that you perform.

And its sole purpose is to make thyroid hormone. And you can think of thyroid hormone as like the gas for your engine. It really regulates your metabolism. And that's your primary organ that gives you the fuel that you need to basically do almost all the activities that you perform.

From temperature regulation to how you metabolize your food to how you use your energy is all regulated by the thyroid gland. So anytime somebody feels off for whatever reason it may be, it's always, is it my thyroid gland? Yeah. But the beautiful thing about the thyroid gland is it's an easy organ to check. both physically and from a laboratory standpoint. It's easily palpable. You can see it.

From temperature regulation to how you metabolize your food to how you use your energy is all regulated by the thyroid gland. So anytime somebody feels off for whatever reason it may be, it's always, is it my thyroid gland? Yeah. But the beautiful thing about the thyroid gland is it's an easy organ to check. both physically and from a laboratory standpoint. It's easily palpable. You can see it.

From temperature regulation to how you metabolize your food to how you use your energy is all regulated by the thyroid gland. So anytime somebody feels off for whatever reason it may be, it's always, is it my thyroid gland? Yeah. But the beautiful thing about the thyroid gland is it's an easy organ to check. both physically and from a laboratory standpoint. It's easily palpable. You can see it.

It's very much in the front of your neck. So if somebody does have a large thyroid or thyroid mass, you can almost always feel it. And then it's, you know, the blood tests for thyroid function are pretty easy to obtain. So you get the blood test and it gives you a good idea if your thyroid gland is actually functioning normally or not. So that kind of gives you an answer most of the time.

It's very much in the front of your neck. So if somebody does have a large thyroid or thyroid mass, you can almost always feel it. And then it's, you know, the blood tests for thyroid function are pretty easy to obtain. So you get the blood test and it gives you a good idea if your thyroid gland is actually functioning normally or not. So that kind of gives you an answer most of the time.

It's very much in the front of your neck. So if somebody does have a large thyroid or thyroid mass, you can almost always feel it. And then it's, you know, the blood tests for thyroid function are pretty easy to obtain. So you get the blood test and it gives you a good idea if your thyroid gland is actually functioning normally or not. So that kind of gives you an answer most of the time.

By the thyroid hormone, you're asking? Yeah. Absolutely. It's a significant portion of it. So your thyroid hormone really does regulate a lot of that. So we see that in very sick patients. In patients that are admitted to the ICU for weeks or months, you'll see that their thyroid hormone levels start to change. And so we know that the thyroid gland is intimately involved in your metabolism.

By the thyroid hormone, you're asking? Yeah. Absolutely. It's a significant portion of it. So your thyroid hormone really does regulate a lot of that. So we see that in very sick patients. In patients that are admitted to the ICU for weeks or months, you'll see that their thyroid hormone levels start to change. And so we know that the thyroid gland is intimately involved in your metabolism.