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Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
↑ Free T4 • Thyroid ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... tenderness Treatment ... endocrinology #signs #symptoms ... #thyroid
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
pump by excess thyroid ... hormone • Symptoms ... hours-days duration +/- symptoms ... or high T3 • Treatment
Subacute Thyroiditis

Also known as: de Quervain’s thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, or viral thyroiditis

What?
Postviral inflammatory process caused by
• Malaise and symptoms ... several weeks • Symptoms ... • Malaise and symptoms ... Recovery phase Treatment ... NSAIDs) • Marked Symptoms
Thyroid storm is a rare and life-threatening condition characterized by an acute exacerbation of thyrotoxicosis (elevated
Thyroid storm is ... severe clinical symptoms ... Strategic Steps for Treatment ... the release of thyroid ... #Thyroidstorm #thyroid
Suggested diagnostic and treatment approach for thyroid nodules. (TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone.)

#Diagnosis #Management #Thyroid #Nodules #Algorithm
diagnostic and treatment ... approach for thyroid ... (TSH = thyroid-stimulating ... Diagnosis #Management #Thyroid
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
thyroglobulin, Thyroid ... also attack other thyroid ... thyroglobulin, thyroid ... etiology Signs/Symptoms ... endocrinology #symptoms
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
Hashitoxicosis ‘Leakage’ symptoms ... s disease, the thyroid ... make too much thyroid ... ‘Leakage’ symptoms ... Eventually thyroid
Myxedema coma and thyroid storm are thyroid emergencies associated with increased mortality. Prompt recognition of these
Myxedema coma and thyroid ... storm are thyroid ... elevated circulating thyroid ... necessary to initiate treatment ... myxedema coma and thyroid
REBEL Review 71: Treatment of Thyroid Storm 

Propranolol 
Esmolol 
Propylthiouracil (PTU) 
Methimazole 
Saturated Solution of Potassium
REBEL Review 71: Treatment ... of Thyroid Storm ... table #management #treatment
Figure 2. The “laryngeal handshake,” from left to right: 1) hyoid, 2) thyroid, 3) cricoid, and
left to right: 1) hyoid ... , 2) thyroid, 3)