Hyperthyroidism and thyroiditis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Does subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (de Quervain) present with a tender or nontender thyroid?_____

Answer: **Very tender**

Flashcard 2: Radioactive (I131) Iodine is a definitive treatment for Hyperthyroidism / Graves' disease that works by _____ the Thyroid

Answer: ablating (destroying thyroid tissue via beta-emission)

Flashcard 3: Thyroid storm presents with agitation, delirium, fever, diarrhea, coma, and _____ (cause of death)

Answer: tachyarrhythmia

Flashcard 4: Which thyroid disorder is associated with high concentrations of Thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb)?_____

Answer: Graves disease

Flashcard 5: Which thyroid imbalance presents with increased TSH (if 1*) and decreased free T3 / T4?_____

Answer: Hypothyroidism

Flashcard 6: Do Graves ophthalmopathy symptoms often improve when you treat the hyperthyroidism?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 7: A _____ multinodular goiter occurs when a multinodular goiter has hyperfunctioning follicular cells that work independently of TSH, causing increased release of T3 and T4

Answer: toxic

Flashcard 8: Most thyroid adenomas are nonfunctional ('cold'), but may rarely cause _____ via autonomous thyroid hormone production ('hot' or 'toxic')

Answer: hyperthyroidism

Flashcard 9: Kallmann syndrome

Answer: defective migration of GnRH cells

Extra: anosmia, lack of secondary sex characteristicsdecreased: GnRH, FSH, LH, testosterone, sperm count

Flashcard 10: Hormone profile in Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (LH/FSH and Sex Steroids)

Answer: Decreased LH/FSH and decreased Testosterone/Estrogen

Extra: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (secondary hypogonadism) is characterized by low gonadotropins (LH, FSH) which leads to low sex steroid production. Contrast with Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (primary): High LH/FSH, low sex steroids.