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What You'll Learn
Discover how to interpret thyroid panels and explore the gut's impact on dermatology. Learn the role of thyroid hormones in skin health, identify subclinical hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, and delve into the gut-skin connection. Understand how to use functional medicine tests like stool and organic acid tests to diagnose and treat dermatological conditions. Enhance your clinical practice with evidence-based insights!
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Welcome to module 9 focused on integrative approaches to systemic conditions: functional medicine testing!
How to Interpret a Thyroid Panel
This session reviews the role of thyroid testing in dermatology. Thyroid and sex hormones will be discussed along with how to identify subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism.
After completing this activity, participants will be able to:
- Understand the role thyroid hormone plays in overall health including skin health
- Describe the associations between thyroid hormone and sex hormones
- Recognize the testing patterns that help identify subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism
Functional Medicine Testing: Stool Tests and OATs
While dermatological diseases such as eczema have complicated pathologies, there is abundant evidence that part of the underlying root cause of these conditions is connected to gut microbiome dysfunction. This course presents the latest published research on the gut/skin connection including commensal bacteria, pathogenic bacteria, fungal organisms, and intestinal hyperpermeability. It will also review how to use functional medicine tests, like stool tests and organic acid tests, to determine and treat the root cause of dermatological disease.
After completing this activity, participants will be able to:
- List the basic components of a stool test and recognize which specific bacterial strains, markers, and patterns are most helpful for analyzing dermatological problems
- List the basic components of an organic acid test and recognize which specific markers and patterns are most helpful for analyzing dermatological problems
- Summarize research on the changes in the gut microbiome in patients with atopic dermatitis and psoriasis compared to healthy controls
- Analyze research on how gut dysbiosis contributes to the pathophysiology of skin diseases
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How to Interpret a Thyroid Panel
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