Grave's Disease- Thyroiditis (Hyperthyroidism)

Question 1

Thyroid Eye disease secondary to Graves Disease, how do you treat it?

Answer 1

Prednisalone

Question 2

diffuse, palpable goitre with an audible bruit on auscultation

Answer 2

graves

Question 3

She has a diffuse, palpable goitre with an audible bruit on auscultation. Due to these findings, she has a radioactive iodine uptake test organised.

Considering her likely diagnosis, what will this test show?

Answer 3

Increased, homogenous uptake on a radioactive iodine uptake test suggests Grave’s disease

Question 4

diffusely enlarged goitre

Answer 4

Grave’s diseases tends to cause a smooth, diffusely enlarged goitre instead of a multi-nodular goitre.

Question 5

A 45-year-old woman presents to the GP with a one-month history of weight loss, diarrhoea and worsening tremor. She also reports discomfort in both eyes but no other visual symptoms. She has a past medical history of vitiligo and type 1 diabetes mellitus. On examination, she has exophthalmos, lid lag, a fine tremor and pretibial myxoedema.

Which of the following investigation findings is most consistent with the most likely diagnosis?

Answer 5

gravesssss

Question 6

Exophthalmos is specific to Grave’s disease because it is a consequence of antibody infiltration and oedema of the periorbital tissues and muscles

Answer 6

Exophthalmos is specific to Grave’s disease because it is a consequence of antibody infiltration and oedema of the periorbital tissues and muscles

Question 7

Tachycardia, Weight Loss, Increases Appetite. Examination shows Goitre and photophobia. Diagnosis

Answer 7

Graves’

Question 8

antibodies involved in graves’

Answer 8

TSH