Endocrine (Exam II) Flashcards
What provides sensory innervation above the vocal cords?
Internal laryngeal branch of the superior laryngeal branch of the vagus nerve.
What provides sensory innervation below the vocal cords?
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
All intrinsic muscles of the larynx except the _______ muscle are supplied by the ______ ______ nerve.
Cricothyroid : Recurrent laryngeal nerve
What muscle gets its motor innervation from the external laryngeal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve?
Cricothyroid Muscle
What stores thyroglobulin?
Colloid filled follicles
What produces calcitonin?
Parafollicular cells
Do parasympathetic or sympathetic nerve fibers run with the blood vessels of the thyroid?
Sympathetic
What is the innervation of the thyroid gland?
What are the three sources of arterial blood to the thryoid gland?
- Superior thyroid artery (branch of external carotid).
- Inferior thyroid artery (branch of subclavian artery)
- Throid ima artery (Only in 3-10% of people)
What would be the expected diagnosis from the following labs?
- ↑ T₃
- ↑ T₄
- ↔ or ↓ TSH
Hyperthyroidism
What would be the expected diagnosis from the following labs?
- ↑ T₃
- ↔ T₄
- ↔ TSH
Pregnancy
What would be the expected diagnosis from the following labs?
- ↓ T₃
- ↓ or ↔ T4
- ↑ TSH
Primary Hypothyroidism
What would be the expected diagnosis from the following labs?
- ↓ T₃
- ↓ T₄
- ↓ TSH
Secondary Hypothyroidism
What is a normal TSH level?
0.4 - 5.0 milliunits/L
What occurs with unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury?
- Hoarseness
- Globus sensation
Rarely an airway issue.
What is a normal T₄ level?
60 - 120 nmole / L
What is a normal T₃ level?
0.92 - 3 nmole / L
What are indications for thyroidectomy?
- Large goiter
- Compression
- Children/young
- Cancer
- Allergy to anti-thyroid drugs
- Pregnant patients
- Moderate - severe opthalmopathy
- Cosmetic desire of patient
Patient must be rendered _____ prior to thyroidectomy.
euthyroid
Goal of 85 - 90 bpm.