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Thyroid Disorders Flashcards

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Where are t4/t3 produced?

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All of T4 is produced in the thyroid
20% of t3 is secreted, the rest is from peripheral conversion of T4

T3 is active form, vital for growth and development

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How is T4 converted to T3 and what happens when this doesnt work?

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Monodeiodinisation be deiodinase enzymes (d1-3)

Deficiency in these enzymes causes high TSH, high T4 and low T3

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What proteins bind thyroid hormones?

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TBG, TBPA, albumin

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What tests can you do for thyroid function?

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-Serum TSH, freee t3 and free t4

Anti TPO Ab
Anti TSHR ab
USS thyroid to see if lesion is cystic/solid
Radioactive iodine uptake scan (i123)
CXR head and neck (retrosternal goitre, compression)
Serum thyroglobulin- useful in monitorring Ca

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What would radionuclide uptake scans show in different causes?

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Graves disease shows even uptake
Toxic nodular goitre shows patchy uptake
Thyroiditiss shows reduced uptake
cold nodules have a 20%chance of being malignant

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What would TFTs show in sick euthyroid?

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everything is low

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Where do you see sick euthyroid syndrome?

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Starvation states, severe illness requiring ITU, renal failure, cardiac/liver failure

Dont need to give thyroxine

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What is struma ovarii?

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Ovarian teratoma with hyper functioning thyroid tissue. No thyroid enlargement, decresed uptake on scintigraphy

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How does TSH vary in the day?

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trough at around 2, can be around 30% higher in darkness. Monitoring should always be done at the same time of day

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How is TBG affected by other processes/drugs?

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Increased in: Pregnancy, Pill/HRT, hepatitis

Decreased in: nephrotic syndrome, malnutrition, androgens, steroids, chronic liver disease, phenytoin, acromegaly

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What would TFTs show in primary hyper thyroidism?

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TSH-low, T4- Raised, T3- Raised

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What would TFTs show in Subclinical hyperthyroidism?

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TSH-low, T4- normal, T3- normal

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What would TFTs show in secondary hyperthyroidism?

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TSH -high, T4- Raised, T3- Raised

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What would TFTs show in primary hypothyroidism?

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TSH -high, T4- low, T3- low

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What would TFTs show in Subclinical hypothyroidism

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TSH -high, T4- normal, T3- normal

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Most common causes of thyrotoxicosis?

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Graves disease
Toxic nodular goitre
Thyroiditis

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Less common causes of hyperthyroid?

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tsh secreting adenoma, neonatal, ectopic thyroid tissue, amiodorone

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What is the Ab in Graves?

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Anti TSHRAB

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Signs and symptoms of hyperthyroid?

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CVS: tachycardia, AF, SOBOE, ankle swellin, cardiomyopathy

GI: diarrhoea, wt loss, incr appetite

Eyes/skin: sore, gritty, double vision, staring, pruritis

Neuro: tremor, proximal myopathy, anxiety

Other: ht intolerance, sweating, oligo/amennorhea, osteoporosis

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what does the goitre feel like in graves?

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diffusely enlarged, bossellation, soft and symmetrical. May be a bruit

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Eye disease in graves?

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Lid lag/retraction
conjunctival oedema (chemosis)
periorbital puffiness
proptosis
ophthalmoplegia
grittiness
exposure keratitis
optic neuropathy

assymetrical often, unilateral in 15%

RAPD may show optic nerve compression so get help.

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Skin symptoms in graves?

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pretibial myxoedema
acropachy
vitiligo?

23
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Who should be screened for thyroid dysfunction?

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Those with AF
hyperlipidaemia
DM
T1DM and pregnant
amiodoron or lithium
downs, turners, addisons disease
24
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Associated conditions with graves?

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DM
Addisons
vitiligo
pernicious anaemia
alopecia areata
MG
coeliac
25
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in first trimester what effect on tfts?

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use diffferent references as tsh can be low in some women

26
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Main risk factor in eye disease?

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Smoking, 25-50%with graves will develop it. May not correlate with thyroid disease

27
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Treatment for thyroid eye disease?

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mild: conservative: lift bed etc
Severe: steroids (methylpred) may help. Surgery may be needed if sight threatening

28
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Initial Management of Graves?

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Refer all with overt signs to endo

Initially give a B Blocker to ameliorate symptoms

First line is thionamides: CBZ and PTU
compliance is better with CBZ and no chance of liver injury. most are euthyroid 8 weeks after. monitor every 6 weeks
Remission 40% at 18 mo

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S/E of thionamides?

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liver injury: ptu
agranulocytosis
maculopapular rash
vasculitis

30
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When do you give PTU over CBZ?

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pregnant, breast feeding, storm

31
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C/I to radio iodine?

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Active orbitopathy, pregnant, breast feeding
stay away from preg and kids for 3 weeks

no babies for 6mo (4 if man)

32
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Risks of Radioiodine?

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hypothyroidism, teratogenesis, optimal dose is unpredictable

33
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when is surgery considered?

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failed/intolerant to medical therapy, obstructive symptoms, malignancy suspected

34
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complications of surgery?

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hypo
hypoPTH
recurrent laryngeal nerve damage
bleeding (v vascular thyroid in graves)
storm
35
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How can you prevent bleeding in thyroid surgery?

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give lugols iodine, wolff chaikoff effect. large amounts of iodine reduces hormone

36
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S+S of storm?

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N+V
confusion
agitation
acute abdo, cvs collaps, heart failre, incr. temp
tachy
AF
37
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Precipitants of storm?

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recent surgery/Radioiodine
infection
mi
trauma

38
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Management of storm?

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iv saline

take bloods for TFT

Sedate if needed

Propanolol, digoxin if need to slow heart

carbimazole/ptu. lugols after 4 hours

steroids

abx for infection

39
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Causes of hypothyroidism?

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1o: iatrogenic: amiodorone, lithium, surgery/R/I
AI: hashimotos, de quiervans, atrophic

2o: pituitary/hypothalamus tumours, trauma to either

40
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symptoms of hypothyroidism?

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tired, lethargic, mood down, cold intolerant, wt gain, constipation, hoarse voise, decreased memory/cognition, dementia, cramps, weakness

41
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Signs of hypothyroidism?

A 
Bradycardic
B
Reflexes slow
Aataxia (cerebellar)
Dry hair/skin
Yawingin (tired)
Cold intolerance
Ascites +non pitting oedema
Round face
Defeated demeanor
Immobile, ileus
CCF
42
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Causes of AI hypothyroidism?

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primary atrophic: lymphcytic infiltration, no goitre as atrophy
hashimotos: women 60-70, auto antibody titres high

43
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problems in pregnancy with hypothyroidism?

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eclampsia, anaemia, prematurity, low BW, still birth

44
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Treatment for hypothyroidism?

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Levothyroxine, 50-100ug

review at 12 weeks, adjust 6 weekly by clinical state but not to suppress TSH

45
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Changes to treatment in elderly with hypothyroidism?

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reduce dose to 25, increase carefully as may precipitate angina/mi

46
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why is amiodorone a bugger in thyroids?

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iodine rich, 2% get problems. hypo can be caused by toxic iodine excess, thyrotoxicosis from destructive thyroiditis that causes release. half like 80 days so problems persist

47
Q

Myxoedema Coma signs

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looks hypop
old
hypothermia
low BG
bradycardia
coma 
seizures

may have had recent iodine/surgery. cyanotic, low bp and HF

48
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management of Myxoedema Coma?

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bloods oxygen if cyanosed

correct hypoglycaemia

T£ IV slowly

hydrocortisone

iv saline

abx if infection

49
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what can affect absorption of LT4?

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Gi conditions: ibd, coeliac, gastritis

milk and coffee

50
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Important flags for thyroid cancer?

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solitary/multinodular lump, clinically euthyroid

FH
LN swellin
Hoarseness/change in voice
Difficulty swallowing
stridor
51
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RF for thyroid cancer?

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radiation exposure, neck irradiation

52
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types of thyroid cancer?

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paipillary
follicular
anaplastic
medullary

53
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why give steroids in thyrotoxic storm?

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prevents peripheral conversion of t4 to t3

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