Darrow, Hyperthyroid Flashcards
heat intolerance and palpitations
hyperthyroid
clubbing of fingers
hyperthyroid
What is higher in graves T3 or T4
T3
what are clinical signs of graves
goiter, exophthalmos, pretibial myxedema
what type of HS reaction is graves
type II
Ab dependent cytotoxicity
IgG
What HLA is graves
HLA-DRB1, DR8
HLA DR is MHC II
major cell causing pretibial myxedma
TH1
what cell drives graves disease
TH2
TH1 CD4 cells do what in graves
stimulate effector cells (macrophages, CTLs, NK cells) against TSH R and fibroblast to produce GAGs
What do CD4 TH2 cells do in graves
sitmulate TSH R Ab(TSI) that act on follicular cells to stimulate thyroid growth and secretion
cross react with antigens in fibroblasts, adipocytes etc
how do type II HS reactions cause disease
C’ mediated lysis through MAC
Ab dependent cytotoxic attack (CTL)
alter cell surface R function toward activation or blockade
What are other type II HS reaction diseases
autoimmune hemolytic anemia
blood transfusion reaction
graves
myasthenia gravis
if patient with graves has diplopia what do you have to keep
coexistant myasthenia gravis
what causes the proptosis and diplopia in graves
firbobalst proliferation with GAG deposits and lymphocytes that is caused by TH2
what can cause clubbing of fingers or ‘hypertrophic osteoarthropathy”
cardiac diseases pulmonary diseases GI diseases Rena failures thyroid disease (graveS) malignancies idiopathic
what classifies tyrotoxid cardiomyopathy
tach induced cardiomyopathy, Afib, high output failure, pulm HTN
how do you rule out factitial thyrotoxicosis
no thyroglobulin in factitial thyrotoxicosis
why does increased T3 lead to hyperCa
more bone turnover
what HLA is responsible for euthyroid Graves orbitopathy
HLA B40 DQw3
first line of Tx for graves
antithyroid drugs to block oxdation of Iodine, block organification iodine and couling
What are the antithyroid drugs used in graves
PTU
methimazole
How does PTU work
blocks T4 to T3
what is the first drug of choice for graves
methimazole because less hepatic necrosis