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DIT plus DIT

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Tetraiodithyronine or T4

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Biosynthesis of T3 and T4

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  1. Dietary iodide ingestion by follicular cells
  2. Active transport and uptake of iodide into colloid by thyroid gland
  3. Oxidation of I and iodination of Tg tyrosine residues
  4. Coupling of Iodotyrosine residues (MIT & DIT) to form T3 and T4
  5. Proteolytic of Tg with release of T3 and t4 into circulation
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DIT plus MIT

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Triiodothyronine T3

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Indispensable component of thyroid hormone comprising 65% of T4 and 58% of T3’s weight.

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Iodine

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Required daily intake of iodine in 0-7y/o.

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90 ug/d

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Required daily intake of iodine in 7-12y/o.

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120 ug/d

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Required daily intake of iodine in teenager and adults

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150 ug/d

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Required daily intake of iodine in pregnant and lactating women

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25o ug/d

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Iodine intake not more than

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1100 ug/d

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Excess iodine

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Wolff chaikoff effect

Jodbasedow phenomenon

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Excess iodine with transient shut down of thyroid hormone production (normally).
When increasing doses of iodide inhibit organification and hormonogenesis of thyroid hormone.

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Wolff chaikoff effect

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In some pts with HAshimoto’s thyroiditis, they may stay hypothyroid because of inability to escape this effect

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Wolff-chaikoff effect

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Thyroid hyperfunction induced by excess iodine ingestion in pts with various thyroid disorder (grave’s disease)

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Jod-basedow phenomenon

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Dietary iodine reaches the circulation as

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Iodide anion

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Iodide active transport by thyroid Is mediated by this membrane protein

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Sodium-iodide symporter or NIS

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It functions as iodide concentrating mechanism that enables iodide to enter the thyroid for hormone biosynthesis

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NIS

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Iodide trapping by the aid of

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NIS

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17
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Iodide must be first ___ to be able to iodinate tyro sly residues of Tg

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Oxidized

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Iodination of tyrosyl residues then forms monoiodotyrosine and diiodotyrosine which are then coupled to form either T3 or T4. Both reactions are catalyzed by

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Thyroperoxidase

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Thyroperoxidase Catalyzes oxidation steps involved in:

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I- activation
Iodination of Tg tyrosyl residues
Coupling of iodotyrosyl residues

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TPO uses ___ as the oxidant to activate I- to hypoiodate the iodination species

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H2O2

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To liberate t3 and t4, Tg is resorted into follicular cells in the form of ___ which fuse with lysosomes to form phagolysosome

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colloid droplets

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Primary secretory product of thyroid gland

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T4

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23
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Thyroid secretes approximately how many grams of thyroxine daily

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70-90 ug/d

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Total daily production rate of t3

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15-30 ug/d

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T3 is derived from 2 processes

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  1. 80% of circulating T3 comes from deiodination of T4 on peripheral cells
  2. 20% comes directly from thyroid secretion.
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Pro hormone for T3

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T4

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27
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T4 is biologically inactive in target tissues

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True. Until converted to T3

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T4 is converted to T3 by

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5-deiodination of outer ring of T4

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T3/T4 which is biologically active responsible for the majority of thyroid hormone effects

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T3

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30
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Major extrathyroidal T4 conversion site for production of T3

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Liver

Some occurs in kidney and other tissue

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Normal disposition of T4

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41% is converter to T3
38% is converter to rT3
21% is metabolized via other pathways (conjugation on liver and excretion in bile)

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32
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Normal circulating concentration of t4

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4.5-11 ug/dl

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33
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Normal circulating concentration of t3

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60-180 ng/dl

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34
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T3/4: Produced only in thyroid gland

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T4

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35
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T3/4: 80% are from peripheral conversion

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T3

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36
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Half life of t4

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7 days

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Half life of t3

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One day

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38
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T3/4: only free hormones are active

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T4

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39
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3-8x more potent

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T3

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40
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More than 99% of circulating T3 and t4 is bound to plasma protein Carrier proteins which are

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TBG 75%
Transthyretin TTR / thyroxine-binding prealbumin TBPA 10-15%
Albumin 7%
HDL 3%

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Decrease or increase TBG effects on total serum T3 and T4 level and free T3 and T4.

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Decrease or increase TBG will decrease/increase total serum T3 and T4 level.
While free T3 and T4 remain unchanged

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42
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Drugs that increase TBG

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Oral contraceptives
Methadone
Clofibrate
5-fluorouracil
Heroin 
Tamoxifen
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Conditions that increase TBG

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Pregnancy
Infectious/chronic active hepatitis
HIV infection 
Biliary cirrhosis
Acute intermittent porphyria 
Genetic factors
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Drugs that decrease serum t3 and t4 by decreasing TBG conc

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Glucocorticoids 
Androgens 
L-asparaginase
Mefenamic acid
Furosemide
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45
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Drugs that decrease serum t3 and t4 by decreasing binding

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Antiseizure medications

Salicylates

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46
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Decreased thyroid hormone concentration may lead to alteration of ___. May develop impairment of attention, slowed motor function, and poor memory

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cognitive function.

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47
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Thyroid hormone influences cv hemodynamics by

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Increase HR and decrease systemic vascular resistance thus increase CO = improve cardiac performance 
Elevate blood volume 
Local vasodilators 
Decrease diastolic blood pressure 
Cardiac chronotropy and inotropy
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Thyroid hormone is critical for normal bone Growth and development

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T3 regulates sk maturation at growth plate.
T3 participates in osteoblasts differentiation and proliferation and chondrocytes maturation loading to bone ossification.

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49
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Major regulator of mitochondrial activity

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T3

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50
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Thyroid hormone is a major regulator of mitochondria activity

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T3 induces early transcription and increases TFA expression.
T3 stimulates O2 consumption.

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51
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Thyroid hormone stimulates mitochondrial activity in most tissue

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T3 increases basal metabolic rate, body heat production and O2 consumption.

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Metabolic effects of T3

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  1. Lipolysis- FA + glycerol
  2. expression of lipogenic enzymes
  3. cholesterol catabolism into BA
  4. Rapid removal of LDL from plasma
  5. Carbohydrate and protein catabolism
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53
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Thyroid hormone influences the female repro system

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Hypothyroidism may be asso with menstrual disorder, infertility, risk of miscarriage and other complications of pregnancy.

54
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AOG when fetus is completely dependent on maternal thyroid hormones

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First 3 mos

55
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AOG when fetal thyroid begins to conc iodine and synthesize Iodothyronines

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AOG when fetal pituitary gland differentiates

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Thyroid hormones that appear in fetal serum

58
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Placental transfer without difficulty

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Iodide
Thionamides
Thyroid ab
TRH

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Some placental transfer

60
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Little or no placental transfer

61
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Increased thyroid hormone requirements during pregnancy

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Increase free TH binding to TBG - marked fall in serum free T4 - if no compensatory increase in thyroid secretion leads to hypo.
Transplacental transfer of T4 - placental degradation of T4 - if no compensatory increase in thyroid secretion leads to hypo.

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During first trimester, ___ is at its highest conc and can stimulate thyroid cells to produce new thyroid hormones.

63
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There is transient low TSH during 1st trimester due to increased thyroid hormone production.

64
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During pregnancy, there is an increased Renal iodine clearance, therefore..

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Increased 24-hr RAIU

65
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During pregnancy, there is an decreased plasma iodine and placental iodine transport to the fetus, therefore..

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In deficient women, decreased T4, increases TSH then leads to goiter formation

66
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During pregnancy, there is an increased O2 consumption, therefore..

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Increased BMR

67
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During 1st tri in pregnancy, there is an increased HCG, therefore

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Increased free T4 and T3

Decreased basal TSH

68
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During pregnancy, there is an increased serum TBG, therefore..

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Increased total T3 and T4

69
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During pregnancy, there is an increased plasma volume, therefore..

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Increased T3 and T4 pool size

70
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During pregnancy, there is an increased plasma type 3 deiodinase, therefore..

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Accelerates rates of t3 and T4 degradation and production.

71
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Refers to classic physiologic manifestations if excessive quantities of the thyroid hormones

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Thyrotoxicosis

72
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RAIU level in thyrotoxicosis

73
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Most common cause of thyrotoxicosis

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Thyroiditis

74
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Reserved for disorders that results from sustained overproduction of hormone by the thyroid gland itself

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Hyperthyroidism

75
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Most common cause of hyperthyroidism

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Graves disease

76
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Lab diagnosis for thyrotoxicosis and hyperthyroidism

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Suppressed TSH <0.1 mU/L
Elevated T4
RAIU

77
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Lab diagnosis to differentiate thyrotoxicosis and hyperthyroidism

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TSH level and RAIU level of:
Graves disease 
Toxic multinodular goiter
Toxic adenoma
Gestational hyperthyroidism
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Low TSH

High RAIU

79
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TSH level and RAIU level of:
Iodine induced hyperthyroidism 
Amiodarone- induced hyperthyroidism 
Struma ovarii 
Metastatic thyroid Ca 
Thyroiditis
A

Low TSH

Low RAIU

80
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TSH level and RAIU level of:
TSH-secreting pituitary tumor
TH hormone resistance

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Elevated or normal TSH

81
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TSH level and free T4 level of:

Secondary or central hypothyroidism

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Low TSH

Low T4

82
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TSH level and T4 level of:

Sick euthyroid syndrome

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Low TSH

Low T4

83
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TSH level and T4 level of:
T3 thyrotoxicosis
Sub clinical hyperthyroidism

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Low TSH

Normal T4

84
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TSH level and T4 level of:

True hyperthyroidism

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Low TSH

High T4

85
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TSH level and T4 level of:

Graves disease

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Low TSH

High T4

86
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Graves disease is a syndrome characterized by

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Hyperthyroidism
Ophthalmopathy
Dermopathy
Pretibial myxedema

87
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Graves disease is an autoimmune disease with a strong familial disposition more common in male/female.

88
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Environmental triggers of graves disease

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Stress
Tobacco use
Infection
Iodine exposure

89
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Most frequent cause thyrotoxicosis in iodine-sufficient countries

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Graves disease

90
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Main ag in graves disease

91
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Circulating ab in graves disease

92
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Dermopathy in graves disease

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Plummer's nail
Hyperpigmentation
Hyperhidrosis
Alopecia 
Acropachy (triad of digital clubbing, soft tissue swelling of hands and feet and periosteal new bone formation)
93
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Signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism

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Freq bowel movement
Bulging eyes
Sudden paralysis
Weigh loss / gain
Tachycardia
Heat intolerance 
Warm, moist palm
Light period

Increase sweating
Insomnia
Nervousness, tremors

Goiter
Hoarseness 
Infertility
Irritability
Dry/sore throat
Dysphagia
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Signs and symptoms in hypothyroidism

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Constipation
Puffy eyes
Muscle weakness
Weigh loss gain
Bradycardia
Cold intolerance 
Dry, patchy skin
Heavy period 
Hairloss
Tiredness
Forgetfulness
Depression
Elevated cholesterol 
Goiter
Hoarseness 
Infertility
Irritability
Dry/sore throat
Dysphagia
95
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Atrial fibrillation is characteristically manifested in what thyroid disorder

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Graves disease

96
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First line therapy for hyperthyroidism or graves disease

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Radioactive iodine

97
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Mechanism of action do radioactive iodine

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Destroys the thyroid and stops the excess production of hormone

98
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Indication for radioactive iodine treatment

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Female planning a pregnancy in the future
Pts with increase ping surgical risk
Pts previously operated or externally irradiated neck
Pts with CI to ATD

99
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Treatment of choice for recurrent hyperthyroidism after ATD therapy

100
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RAI is used by elderly and cardiac pts

101
Q

RAI has no effect on fertility, no increased incidence of congenital malformation and no increased risk of cancer

102
Q

RAI is contraindicated during

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Lactation and pregnancy

103
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Pregnancy must be postponed for at least ____ after RAI therapy

104
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RAI therapy or RAI ablation:

To destroy some thyroid tissue in graves disease or toxic nodules.

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RAI therapy

105
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RAI therapy or RAI ablation:

Low dose

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RAI therapy

106
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RAI therapy or RAI ablation:

With intention to destroy all thyroid remnant and metastasis in well diff Ca

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RAI ablation

107
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Indications for thyroidectomy

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Planning for pregnancy (<4-6 mos)
Thyroid malignancy
Large goiter (>80gms)
Low RAIU
Coexisting hyperparathyroidism
108
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Patients undergoing surgery (thyroidectomy) should be rendered

109
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What would be given in immediate preop period in thyroidectomy

A

Potassium iodide
To diminish vascularity to suppress the thyroid hormone production becoz patients undergoing surgery should be rendered euthyroid.

110
Q

Potential complication of thyroidectomy

A

Hypoparathyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Vocal cord paralysis

111
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Anti thyroid drugs

A

Methimazole
Propylthiouracil
Carbimazole
Thiamazole

112
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PTU / MMI:

Blocks thyroid hormone production and secretion

113
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PTU / MMI:

Blocks peripheral conversion of T4 to T3

A

Porpylthiouracil

114
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PTU / MMI:

Long half life

115
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PTU / MMI:

More binding to albumin

116
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PTU / MMI:

Less placental passage

117
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PTU / MMI:

Lower conc in breast milk

118
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PTU / MMI:

With peculiar toxicity - aplastic cutis embryopathy

119
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Mechanism of action of ATDs

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Inhibition of organification (iodine binding to Tg)
Inhibition of coupling of Iodothyronines
Inhibition of T4 to T 3 conversion (PTU)
Possible immunosuppressive effects (MMI)

120
Q

ATD that is used in all patients

A

MMI

Except those in 1st tri in pregnancy, treatment for thyroid storm

121
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Myxedema is due to

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Accumulation of hyaluronic acid which alter the composition of the subs of the dermis and other tissue

122
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Life threatening clinical condi in pts with long standing severe untreated hypothyroidism

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Myxedema coma

123
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Severe hypothyroidism in infancy with irreversible mental and growth retardation

124
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TSH level, T3 or t4 level in subclinical hyperthyroidism

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Low TSH
Normal t4 and t3
Asymptomatic

125
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TSH level, T3 or t4 level in subclinical hypothyroidism

A

High TSH

Normal t4 and t3

126
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Thyroxine therapy must be considered in subj (age) if TSH is ___ and/or TPO ab is (present/absent)

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<65 yrs old if TSH >10mU/L and/or TPO ab is present

127
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In cases wherein TSH <10mU/L and/or TPO ab is absent, thyroxine therapy still might be warranted in individual with high background for

A

Cv risk, pregnancy and infertility

128
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Most common case of hypothyroidism in areas wherein dietary iodine is sufficient

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HAshimoto’s thyroiditis

129
Q

Pathologic feature of HAshimoto’s thyroiditis

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Presence of both mononuclear cells and thyroid follicle destruction

130
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Hallmark of classic HAshimoto’s disease

131
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Treatment of choice in HAshimoto’s disease and /or large goiter

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Levothyroxine

132
Q

Self limited anti-inflammatory disorder of thyroid and the most common cause of pain from thyroid origin

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Subacute thyroiditis

133
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Rare disorder of chronic sclerosing thyroiditis

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Riedel’s thyroiditis

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