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Thyroid Flashcards

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Radio iodine uptake

Enlarged gland with increased tracer uptake that is distributed homogenously

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GRAVES DISEASE

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Radio iodine uptake

Focal areas of increased uptake with suppressed tracer uptake in the remainder of the gland

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TOXIC ADENOMAS

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Radio iodine uptake

Gland is enlarged with distorted architecture with multiple areas of relatively increased or decreased tracer uptake

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TOXIC MNG

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Radio iodine uptake

Very low Radio iodine uptake due to follicular cell damage and TSH suppression

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SUBACUTE, VIRAL AND POSTPARTUM THYROIDITIS

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Radio iodine uptake

Thyrotoxicosis factitia

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Associated with low uptake

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6
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Thyroid scintigraphy
Functioning or hot nodules
Are they benign or malignant?

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Almost never malignant

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Recommended average daily intake of iodine

Adults

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150-250 ug/day

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Recommended average daily intake of iodine

Children

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90-120 ug/day

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Recommended average daily intake of iodine

Pregnant and lactating women

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250 ug/day

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10
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This protein binds 80% of the thyroid hormones

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Thyroid hormone binding globulin

Albumin bunds
10% T4 and
30% T3

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Deficiency of this mineral may contribute to neurologic manifestations of cretinism

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Selenium

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12
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These drugs suppress TSH

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Dopamine
Glucocorticoids
Somatostatin

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13
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Time for TSH secretion after TRH secretion

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15 mins

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This is characterized by:

  1. Defective organification of iodine
  2. Goiter
  3. Sensorineural deafness
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Pendred syndrome

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There is marked lymphocytic infiltration of the thyroid with germinal center formation

  • atrophy of the thyroid follicles
  • oxtail metaplasia
  • absence of the colloid
  • mild to moderate fibrosis
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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

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Extensive fibrosis, lymphocytic infiltration less pronounced, thyroid follicles completely absent

This represents the end stage of Hashimotos thyroiditis

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Atrophic thyroiditis

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17
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Account for 50% of

Genetic disease associated with autoimmune hypothyroidism

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  1. HLA DR polymorphisms
    HLA DR3, DR4, DR5
    2.!CTLA4, a T cell regulatory gene
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Composition of thyroid lymphoid infiltrate in autoimmune hypothyroidism

Which PRIMARILY MEDIATES thyroid cell destruction

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Activated CD4 and CD8 T cells
B cells

CD8 T cells mediate thyroid cell destruction by

1) performing induced cell necrosis
2) granzyme B induced apoptosis

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19
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Mechanism of myxedema in hypothyroidism

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Increased dermal glucosamine glycol content traps water giving rise to skin thickening without pitching

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20
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Steroid responsive syndrome associated with TpO antibodies
Myoclonus
Slow wave activity on EEG

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Hashimotos encephalopathy

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21
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Signs and symptoms of other autoimmune disease

Which may be found in autoimmune hypothyroidism

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Celiac disease
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Chronic active hepatitis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Myasthenia Garcia
Sjögren's syndrome
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22
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% of patients with autoimmune hypothyroidism where thyroid associated ophthalmopathy is found

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5%

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23
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Goal of treatment in secondary hypothyroidism

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Maintain T4 levels in the upper half of the reference range

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24
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Replacement dose of levothyroxine if there is no residual thyroid function

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1.6 ug/kg body weight
(100-159 ug)
Taken 30 mins before breakfast

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25
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TSH monitoring once full replacement is achieved

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2-3 yrs

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26
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Patient missed a dose levothyroxin e

Skip dose
Or double dose?

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Double dose. T4 has a long half life

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27
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When to treat sub clinical hypothyroidism

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TSH levels above 10 mIU/L
Symptoms of hypothyroidism
Positive TPO antibodies
(+) evidence of heart disease

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Treatment si clinical hypothyroidism and goal

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Low dose L thyroxine 25-50

Goal: normalize TSH

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29
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Idiosyncratic side effect of levothyroxine replacement in children

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Pseudo tumor cerebri

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30
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TSH goals in pregnant women

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31
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Mortality rate of myxedema coma

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20-40%

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32
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Clinical manifestations of myxedema coma

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Reduced level of consciousness
Seizures
Hypothermia

Precipitated by:
Drugs
Pneumonia
CHF 
MI 
GI bleeding
CV events
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33
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Plays a major role in the pathoenesis of myxedema coma

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HYPOVENTILATION,

Leading to hypoxia and hypercapnia

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34
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State of thyroid hormone excess

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Thyrotoxicosis

35
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Result of excessive thyroid function

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Hyperthyroidism

36
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Accounts for 60-80% of thyrotoxicosis

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Graves’ disease

37
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Almost always arises in the background of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

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Lymphoma

38
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Features of thyrotoxicosis may be masked or subtle in the elderly, patients may present mainly with fatigue and weight loss, a condition known as

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APATHETIC THYROTOXICOSIS

39
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MC cardiovascular manifestation of thyrotoxicosis

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Sinus tachycardia

40
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Where is thrill or bruit thyroid best detected

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Inferolateral margins of the thyroid lobes

41
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Cause of lid retraction in Graves

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Sympathetic overactivity

42
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Earliest manifestation of ophthalmopathy

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Sensation of grittiness
Eye discomfort
Excess tearing

43
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Measurement of proptosis

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Exophthalmos enter

44
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The most serious ocular manifestation of graves

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Compression of the optic nerve at the apex of the orbit

45
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Explaining the anatomical localization of immune response in ophthalmopathy

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Orbital fibroblasts may be sensitive to cytokines

46
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Most frequent location of thyroid dermopathy

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Anterior and lateral aspects of the lower leg

47
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Form of clubbing found in

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Thyroid acropachy

48
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Mechanism of action methomazole and ptu

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Inhibition of the function of TPO, reducing oxidation and organification of iodide

49
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FDA indications for the use of PTU over MMT

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First trimester of pregnancy
Thyroid storm
Minor adverse reactions to methomazole

50
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Dose of 131 iodine

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370 mBq (10 mcI) to 555 mBq (15 mci )

51
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Why ptu is the DoC in first trimester of pregnancy, and why shift to MMT later?

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Aplasia cutis
Choanal atresia

Rare association with hepatotoxicity ?

52
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Ratio when converting PTU to MMT in pregnancy

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15-20 mg PTU to 1 mg MMT

53
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PTU dose in thyroid crisis

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Loading dose 500 to 1000 mg

And 250 every 4 h

54
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Rationale iodide in thyroid storm

And why do you give it an hour after PTU dose

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Block hormone synthesis via wolf chaikoff

Delay: to prevent excess iodine from being incorporated into the new hormone

55
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Dose of Potassium iodide in thyroid storm

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5 drops every 6 hrs

56
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Due to suppurative infection of the thyroid

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Acute thyroiditis

57
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MC cause of acute thyroiditis in children and young adults

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Presence of a pyriform sinus, a remnant of fourth branch mail pouch that connects the oropharynx with thyroid

58
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Bacterial causes of thyroiditis

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Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Enterobacter

59
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Subacute causes of thyroiditis

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Viral or granulomatosis thyroiditis
Silent thyroiditis , postpartum
Mycobacterial infection
Drug induced (IFN, amiodarone)

60
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Also known as:
Granulomatosis thyroiditis
Viral thyroiditis
De quervains thyroiditis

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Subacute thyroiditis

61
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Viruses implicated in subacute thyroiditis

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Mumps
Coxsackie
Influenza 
Adenovirus
Echovirus
62
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Thyroid shows a characteristic patchy inflammatory infiltrate with disruption of the thyroid follicles and multinucleated giant cells with some follicles

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Subacute thyroiditis

63
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Subacute thyroiditis is a diagnosis often overlooked for this dx:

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Pharyngitis

64
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Complete resolution is usually the outcome in subacute thyroiditis,
what is the % of subacute thyroiditis where permanent hypothyroidism is the outcome

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15%

65
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Three distinct phases over 6 months

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  1. Thyrotoxic phase
  2. Hypothyroid phase
  3. Recovery phase
66
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Compare the T4/T3 ratio of subacute thyroiditis and Graves’ disease or thyroid autonomy

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Greater T4/T3 ratio in subacute than in graves due to disproportionate increase in T3

67
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How to confirm subacute thyroiditis

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High ESR

Low RAI

68
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Rx symptoms of subacute thyroiditis

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Large doses of aspirin 600 q4-6

If marked:
Prednisone 40-60 mg!

69
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Occurs in Px with underlying autoimmune thyroid disease and has a clinical course similar to that of acute thyroiditis

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Painless thyroiditis/ silent thyroiditis

70
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Painless/silent thyroiditis in 5% of women 3-6 mos after pregnancy

(+) TPO antibodies ante partum

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Post partum thyroiditis

71
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Treatment differences subacute thyroiditis and painless thyroiditis

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Glucocorticoids not indicated in painless thyroiditis

Thyroxine replacement has a role in hypothyroid phase of painless thyroiditis

72
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% of patients treated with IFNa who develop drug induced thyroiditis

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5%

73
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Rare disorder occuring in women

Insidious painless goiter with local symptoms due to compression

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Riedels thyroiditis

74
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MC cause of chronic thyroiditis

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Hashimoto’s

75
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The most common hormone pattern in sick euthyroid syndrome

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Decrease in total and unbound T3 levels (low T3) with normal T4 and TSH
T4 conversion to T3 via perioheral deiodination is impaired —> increased reverse t3)

76
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Low T4 syndrome in sick euthyroid syndrome

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Dramatic fall in t4 and t3

Accelerated expression of type III deiodinase

77
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Thyroid hormones

HIV infection

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Inc t3 and t4

T3 falls with progression to AIDS

78
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Thyroid hormones

RENAL DISEASE

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low T3

Normal rt3 levels

79
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Iodine content of amiodarone

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39% by weight

80
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MOA amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis

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Amiodarone inhibitors deiodinase activity

Metabolites function as weak agonists of thyroid hormone

81
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2 types of AIT

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Type 1 AIT
+ underlying thyroid abnormality
Inc iodine (jod basedow)

Type 2
No intrinsic thyroid abnormality
Drug induced lysosomal activation

82
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Factors that alter thyroid function in pregnancy

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Inc HCG doc TSH
Estrogen increase TBG
Immune suppressed 
Placenta metabolizes thyroid hormone
Inc urinary iodide excretion
83
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Support Diagnosis of iodine deficiency

A

Low unemployment nary iodine levels

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