Endo Flashcards
When does the fetal thyroid gland develop?
3 weeks gestation
From what tissues does the thyroid gland develop?
Endoderm
- pharyngeal floor
When do thyroid follicles develop and begin thyroglobulin production?
8 weeks gestation
Iodide can accumulate in the fetal thyroid at ___ weeks.
10 weeks
When does the fetal pituitary gland produce TSH?
When does the fetal thyroid gland produce thyroid hormones?
12 weeks
When do T4 levels surge?
18-20 weeks (at hypothalamus and pituitary maturation) and again at birth
Peak levels at 24-36 hours of age
When do T3 levels increase?
30 weeks (T4 to T3 via Type I deiodinase)
Where are T3 levels highest in the fetus?
Brain and Pituitary
When do T3 levels peak?
Dramatic increase at birth–> 24-36h due to increase T4-> T3 conversion
The fetus metabolises t4
Reverse T
TSH levels are low until _____ then increase with age
18 to 20 weeks
Cold exposure at birth causes TSH levels to
Dramatically increase at 30 minutes of age
In terms infants T4 levels increase due to _______ while in preterm infants T4 ________ at birth
Dramatic TSH surge
Blunted TSH surge and loss of maternal T4
Placental estrogens cause increase in
Maternal thyroxine bonding globulin, T4, T3
HCG causes increase in _____ due to HCG mimic of _____
T4, T3
TSH
Placental conversion of ______ to ______ allow transfer to fetus
T4, rT3
T3, T2
TSH is produced by
Anterior pituitary
TRH is produced by
Hypothalamus
90% of the thyroid hormone secreted from the thyroid is
T4
9% T3
1% rT3
Congenital hypothyroidism is primarily caused by
Thyroid dysgenesis (75%)
Thyroid dyshormonogenesis (10%) Transient hypothyroidism (10%) Hypothalamic -pituitary defect (5%)
Transient hypothyroxinemia of prematurity affects ____% of infants _______
50%
<30 weeks
Congenital hypothyroidism with 8th nerve abnormality causing deafness could be due to _____, inherited _______
Pendred syndrome
Autosomal recessive
Thyroid screening for congenital hypothyroidism should happen at ______ age
36-72h
1-5% of infants born to mother’s with Graves disease will have
Congenital hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism due to maternal Graves disease is caused by
Placental transfer of TSH receptor-stimulating antibodies
TSH receptor-blocking antibodies
If stimulating» blocking—> transient hyperthyroidism
If blocking»> stimulating–> transient hypothyroidism
Transient thyroid disregulation due to maternal Graves disease can present at _____ and last for _____ due to antibody half life.
10 days
8-20 weeks
Infants born to mother’s with Graves disease with our without thyroidectomy should be tested for
TSH receptor antibodies (TRAbs)
Adrenal cortex is derived from ______ and medulla is from ______
Mesoderm
Neuroectodermal cells of neural crest