Thyroid Disorders Flashcards
What is hashimotos disease?
What is Myxedema coma?
What drugs can cause hypothyroidism?
Autoimmune disorder that attacks the thyroid gland.
Life threatening emergency by poor circulation, hypothermia, hypothyroidism. Treatment is IV levothyroxine.
Interferons, Tyrosine Kinase inhibitors, Amiodarone, Lithium, Carbamazepine. Acronym is I TALC.
What are normal thyroid ranges?
What to know about Levothyroxine (T4)?
What else to know about Levothyroxine?
Low free thyroxine is 0.9 -2.3. Normal TSH is 0.3-3.
Synthroid, Levoxyl, Unithroid. Full replacement dose is 1.6 mcg/kg/day (IBW). Therapeutic equivalence is orange book. If known CAD start with 12.5-25 mct daily,
Lower dose in cardiovascular disease. TSH levels check every 4-6 weeks until levels are normal. Levothyroxine is drug of choice. IV to PO is 0.75:1
What to know about Armour Thyroid?
What to know about Liothyronine (T3)?
What drugs can lower thyroid hormone levels?
Thyroid, Dessicated USP (T3 and T4).
Cytomel. Shorter half life.
Aluminum(antacids), calcium, cholestyramine, iron, magnesium, multivitamins, sevelamer and sucralfate. Beta blockers.
What are the tablet colors?
What drugs can cause hypothyroidism?
What drugs treat hyperthyroidism?
Orangutans Will Vomit On You Right Before They Become Large Proud Giants. Orange, White, Violet, Olive, Yellow, Rose, Brown, Turquoise, Blue, Lilac, Pink, Green.
Graves disease can, iodine, amiodarone, and interferons, exposure to radiographic contrast dye.
Inhibit synthesis of thyroid. PTU is peripheral conversion. PTU can cause severe liver injury and acute liver failure with PTU. Pregnancy, PTU preferred in 1st trimester, methimazole often recommend for 2nd and 3rd trimesters. GI upset, DILE, hepatitis, agranulocytosis(rare).
What to know about iodides?
What to know about potassium iodide?
What is a thyroid storm?
temporarily inhibit secretion of thyroid.
Potassium iodide (KI) blocks the accumulation of radioactive iodine thus preventing thyroid cancer.
life threatening medical emergency, fever, agitation, tachycardia and tachypnea, dehydration, profuse sweating, delirium, psychosis, coma.
How do you treat thyroid storm?
PTU is preferred, SSKI and Lugols solution PLUS propanolol PLUS dexamethasone PLUS cooling.
