Non-concave mucinous edema is the characteristic clinical response to thyroid hormone deficiency in adults. Primary hypothyroidism (hypothyroidism) is the most common type and is probably an autoimmune disease. So what are the preventive measures for non-concave mucinous edema? Here’s what you need to know. Preventive care methods for non-concave mucinous edema: 1. Regular screening Screening is recommended every 5 years in the elderly or in people older than 35 years of age in order to detect patients with clinical hypothyroidism. Also women during pregnancy, infertility and abnormal ovulatory function should be screened regularly. Women with a family or personal history of thyroid disease, symptoms or physical examination suggestive of thyroid nodules or hypothyroidism, type 1 diabetes or autoimmune dysfunction and those who wish to become pregnant are more likely to be screened. Older adults with mildly elevated TSH who have cardiovascular disease. Patients with TSH ≤ 10.0 mU/L. Prompt treatment with a scientific approach is recommended after detection of non-sagging mucinous edema, especially in those with positive anti-thyroid autoantibodies (TPO-AB positive). 2. Prevention of the etiology of cretinism Cretinism is a common condition of hypothyroidism. In endemic cretinism, maternal iodine deficiency during the embryonic period is the key to its development. In sporadic cretinism, it is mostly caused by certain autoimmune thyroid diseases in pregnant women. The cause of cretinism should be clearly identified for prevention, and the mother should try to avoid excessive doses of antithyroid drugs during pregnancy, follow medical advice, and monitor thyroid indicators such as thyroid function regularly. 3, prevention of hypothyroidism in adults Timely treatment of thyroid diseases that tend to cause hypothyroidism and prevention of hypothyroidism caused by hand surgery for thyroid diseases or radioactive iodine 131 for hyperthyroidism is one of the most common preventive health care methods for hypothyroidism. 4. Iodized salt for prevention of non-concave mucinous edema It is important to prevent non-concave mucinous edema by iodized salt, which is added with iodide in table salt. The current concentration of iodide added in various countries is extremely inconsistent, ranging from one ten thousandth to one half millionth, with the World Health Organization recommending a dose of one hundred thousandth. The ratio in China fluctuates between 1/10,000 and 1/100,000. The standard is not consistent from province to province due to the varying severity of iodine deficiency in each province and region of China, the varying consumption of salt by the population, and the different processing and packaging methods of iodized salt.