Principles of surgery - head and neck

Question 1

subacute thyroiditis - de quervains

Answer 1

HYPERthyroid painful goitre decreased global uptake on scan raised ESR -no treatment except analgesia

Question 2

hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Answer 2

lymphocytes attacking TPO, thyroglobulin and TSH r.

initial hyperthyroid then hypothyroid

T3-4 high then low

tgo - positive

tsh r - low/negative

low uptake on scans