Hyperthyroidism-Graves Disease Flashcards
Hyperthyroidism associated Antigen ??
HLA-DR3
HLA-B8
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Which hypersensitivity inn graves disease ?/
Type-2 Hypersensitivity
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M/A of graves disease ??
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Thyroid stimulating Ig – Binds TSH R – INC T3 T4
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Exopthalmos M/A ??
T cell activation – Lymphocyte infiltration retro orbital space – inc TNF-A IFN-Gama – Inc fibroblast secretion – Inc muscle inflmma – Osmotic muscle sweeling
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Histology of graves disease ??
- Tall
- Crowded Collumnar follicular epithelial cells
- Salloped colloid
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Dx of graves disease ??
- inc T3 T4
- dec TSH
- inc Anti TSH R
- Diffuse uptake on thyroid scintigraphy
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Lipid profile in graves diseaae ??
- dec Cholesterol
- dec TAG
- CBC monocytic anemia
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Presentation of graves disease ??
- Exopthalmos
- Pretibial myxedema
- Goiter
- Graves opthalmopathy
- Lid retraction
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Thyroid storm ??
Life threatening complication of graves disease if it remains untreated
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Thyroid storm caused by —
- Acute stress
- Trauma
- Infection
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Tx of Graves orbitopathy ??
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Glucocorticoids
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Associated complications of thyroid storm ?/
- Fever
- Coma
- Delirium
- Diarrhea
- Agitation
- Tachyarrhythmia
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Tx of thyroid storm ?/
- Propanolol
- Propylthiouracil
- Prednisolone
- Potassium iodide
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Wolff chaikoff effect ??
Iodide load – dec T4 synthesis - WC E
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Fetal hyperthyroidism??
TSI Ig crosses placenta – Hyperthyroidism in utero
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