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Codeine. Opioid drug used in pain control, hepatically converted to morphine. 
#Pharmacology #Codeine #Opioid #Overview #Review
Codeine. ... #Pharmacology #Codeine
Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
Pharmacologic Pain Management ... fentanyl, tramadol, codeine ... Hydrocodone 25 PO • Codeine
Laboratory Evaluation of Patients for Thyroid Disease 
Hyperthyroidism:
 • Graves disease - TSH low; free T4
of Patients for Thyroid ... increased radioactive iodine ... uptake; thyroid ... uptake; thyroid ... procedure that ablates thyroid
Thyroid Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypothyroidism:
 • Hasimoto’s
 • Radioactive Iodine 
 • Hypopituitarism
 • Iodine
Thyroid Disorders ... • Radioactive Iodine ... Hypopituitarism • Iodine ... @AmyChung #Thyroid
Pharmaceutical Management of Hyperthyroidism / Thyroid Storm
Beta-Blockers 
• Decreases sympathetic hyperactivity 
• Partially blocks peripheral conversion
Pharmaceutical Management ... Hyperthyroidism / Thyroid ... Blocks synthesis of thyroid ... • Teratogenic Iodine ... #ThyroidStorm #Management
The Acute Care Opioid Table - For Emergency Providers

There are a hundred opioid tables out there,
Oxycodone, PO Codeine ... Dosing #Acute #Management
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Toxicosis • Iodine ... with radioactive iodine ... uptake • Thyroid ... Thionamide - Iodine ... • Radioactive iodine
Differentiation of Causes of Hyperthyroidism According to Pattern of Radionucleotide Uptake
Reduced uptake:
 • Thyroiditis
 • Exogenous
thyroxine • Iodine ... loading • Ectopic thyroid ... disease • Excess thyroid-stimulating ... #radioactive #iodine
Graves' Disease Treatment
Thionamides (mainly methimazole)
 • Chance of remission in up to 2 years
 • No
2 years • No thyroid ... cost Radioactive Iodine ... Disease #Treatment #Management
Amiodarone Thyroid Complications
Amiodarone: 
 - iodine-rich, similar structure to T4, with half life up to 100d
Amiodarone Thyroid ... Amiodarone: - iodine-rich ... pts w/ latent thyroid ... dz: iodine load ... Wolff-Chaikoff effect (iodine