Thyroid diseases Flashcards
Thyroid disease is very common which gender does it occur in more commonly?
-Female
What does excessive activation of the thyroid cause?
-Hypermetabolic state that causes protein catabolism and enhanced sympathetic nervous system activity
What are some infrequent ectopic sites in the oral cavity for the thyroid tissue?
- Intra-lingual
- Lingual thyroid
What are the clinical findings of someone with hyperthyroidism?
- Nervousness
- Hot and sweating
- Weight loss
- Muscle weakness/tremor
- Palpitations/tachycardia
- Thyroid storm
What are the symptoms of a thyroid storm?
- Fever
- Tachycardia
- Sweating
- Shaking
- Agitation
- Unconsciousness
What is the cause of Graves disease?
-Autoimmune antibodies function as agonists to thyroid-related receptors causing excessive thyroid receptor activation
T/F Graves disease is responsible for 10% of hyperthyroidism
False
-90%
What are the symptoms of Graves disease?
- Hyperthyroidism
- Exophthalamos (bug eyes)
- Enlarged thyroid gland
- Pre-tibial Myxedema
What is Plummer’s disease?
-Multinodular goiter and is 5-10% of the hyperthyroidism cases
What is the definition of hypothyroidism?
-Hypometabolic state due to decreased thyroid hormone
What type of deficiency can cause hypothyroidism?
-Iodine deficiency
If children have hypothyroidism what is that associated with?
-Cretinism with reduced mental and physical development
T/F With Hypothyroidism you have an enlarged thyroid
True
What are some clinical findings with hypothyroidism?
- Low temperatrue
- Dry coarse skin and hair
- Sluggish
- Cold intolerence
- Modest weight gain
- Myxedema
- High TSH
What causes Hashimoto’s disease?
- Autoimmune T-cell related usually in females
- Hypothyroidism
