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Laboratory Evaluation of Patients for Thyroid Disease 
Hyperthyroidism:
 • Graves disease - TSH low; free T4
of Patients for Thyroid ... high; in some cases ... iodine uptake; thyroid ... iodine uptake; thyroid ... procedure that ablates thyroid
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
thyrotoxicosis • T3 ... TSH • ↑ Total T3 ... ↑ FT4 and/or ↑ T3 ... : Reduce T4 -> T3 ... hyperthyroidism #causes
Graves Thyrotoxicosis on Thyroid POCUS

TSH 0.00. Free T3 26.5. Thyrotoxicosis from Graves. 

- VCU Ultrasound @ultrasound_vcu

#Graves
Thyrotoxicosis on Thyroid ... POCUS TSH 0.00 ... Free T3 26.5. ... Thyrotoxicosis #Thyroid ... #POCUS #clinical
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Nodule / mass • Masses ... mediastinal (Thymoma, Thyroid ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial effusion
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... renal failure), Thyroid ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... with similar peri effusion ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS
Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
insuff, pericardial effusion ... supports PE or other causes ... #Notch #Aorta #POCUS
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... similar sized effusion ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Possible small plural effusion ... pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
1 Thyroglobulin synthesis
Amino acids
Carbohydrates
Peptides
Ribosomes
Capillary
Endoplasmic reticulum
Follicular cell
2 lodine uptake, hormone synthesis, and storage
SCN-
C104
NOZ
Г pool
Nat symport
(NIS)
TSH
Nat
3 Hormone secretion
Primary
apparatus Colloid Thyroid ... peroxidase T3/ ... Endocytosis T3 ... Fusion #Thyroglobulin