Part II- Thyroid Disease- Endocrine and Metabolic conditions Flashcards
What is the function of the thyroid gland?
- Secretes T4, T3 and calcitonin (Thyroid hormones)
- Affects growth and maturation of tissues, cell respiration and energy expenditures
What is goiter?
Generalized enlargement of the tyroid gland
What is Thyrotoxicosis?
Excess of T4 and T3 in the blood;
hyperthyroidism
What is Graves disease?
Autoimmune disease associated with
excess thyroid hormones and enlarged thyroid
What is hypothyroidism?
low T4 and T3 blood plasma levels
What is Myxedema
Severe hypothyroidism; dermatologic
changes that occur with hypothyroidism.
What is Hashimoto Thyroiditis?
Autoimmune disorder that
causes hypothyroidism
What is Thyroiditis?
Inflammation of the thyroid
What is Hyperthyroidism associated with?
- associated with graves diease, toxic nodular goiter and acute thyroiditis
What is Hyperthyroidism caused by?
- Caused by: eating large amount of ground beed or functional ectopic thyroid tissue
What does Hyperthyroidism cause?
- Nervousness
- Fatigue
- Heart palpitations
- Heat intolerance
- weight loss
- Sweating
- Soft fingernails
- Thin hair
- Loss of vision
- Can be continous
What are Hyperthyroidism symptoms for the eyes and skin?
Eye: staring
Infrequent blinking
Jerky eyelid movement
Failure to wrinkle the brow when gazing upward
Skin: warm, rosy complexion
Patients with hyperthyroidism show signs of ?
- Being nervous or easily to lose temper or cry
- Difficulty sitting still
- Hand and tongue tremors
- Increase bone loss due to excretion of calcium in urine
- intolerant to gluclose
What is “thyroid storm”?
If hyperthyroidism not controlled can become a medical emergency because PT may have restlessness, fever, tachycardia, pulmonary edmea, tremor, sweating, stupor, coma and or death.
What are some medical management for Hyperthyroidism?
- Anti-thyroid agents: Propylthiouracil and Methimazole
- Radioactive iodine (RAI)
- Thyroidectomy (after antithyroid drug treatment)
- Management of thyrotoxic crisis as indicated: Serious complication of hyperthyroid treatment