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Abnormal Serum TSH - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased TSH
 • Hypothyroidism
 • Sub-clinical Hypothyroidism
 • Recovery from
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sub-clinical ... Hypothyroidism ... Illness • Sub-Clinical ... #Hypothyroid #Hyperthyroid
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
Hyperthyroidism ... ) - Diagnostic Algorithm ... #Hyperthyroidism ... #Hyperthyroid # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypothyroid Myopathy
Very common (up to 80% ) in patients with hypothyroidism
Pathophysiology:
 • T4 deficiency leads to
Hypothyroid Myopathy ... patients with hypothyroidism ... fibers Spectrum of Clinical ... Rhabdomyolysis (rare) #Hypothyroid ... #Myopathy #pathophysiology
Myoedema in Hypothyroidism on Physical Exam

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from the production, secretion or
is a clinical syndrome ... hormones, with varied clinical ... and scaly skin, myopathy ... Myopathy due to ... endocrinology #hypothyroid
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Toxicity - Summary Clinical ... • Inflammatory myopathy ... , hypothyroid-induced ... hydroxymethylglutaryl (HMG)-CoA ... IU/I • SAMS clinical
Myoedema on Physical Exam
Myoedema (or "mounding"): A sign of Hypothyroidism, refers to a small lump rising
mounding"): A sign of Hypothyroidism ... characteristic of hypothyroid ... myopathy, lasts ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #neurology #hypothyroidism
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
observed in the clinical ... first described hypothyroidism ... Both hypothyroid ... coma (HC) and thyrotoxic ... @DharSaty #Coma