thyroid storm in pregnancy Flashcards
1
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MC cause of hyperthyroidism in prengnacy?
A
Grave’s disease
2
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what are tx for thyroid storm in pregnancy?
A
MMI, PTU, steroids, and beta blockers
3
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how can maternal graves —> fetal hyperthyroidism?
A
due to IgG ab crossing the placenta
4
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how does pregnancy affect total thyroxine levels? free t4, TSH, and thyroid-binding globulin
A
pregancy causes total thyroxine to be increased, free t4 to be unchanged, TSH to be unchanged, and thyroid-binding globulin to be increased.
5
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Ab associated with post partum thyroiditis
A
post partum thyroiditis often occurs 1-4 months post partum and associated with antimicrosomal and antiperoxidase ab
after several months, hypothyroidism may result
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