Endocrine Disorders Flashcards
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Disease characterized by hypoactivity of thyroid gland.
Hypothyroidism
(Increase, decrease) Calcium in Hypothyroidism
Decreased
Signs and symptoms of Hypothyroidism
Weight gain
retarded growth
Bradycardia
Sensitivity to cold temperature
Reason why there is weight gain in hypothyroidism
Decreased catabolic rate
Reason why there is bradycardia in hypothyroidism
decreased metabolism due to decreasedoxygen demand
Clinical manifestations of Hypothyroidism
Myxedema
Cretenism
Hashimoto’s disease
Form of hypothyroidism in adult
Myxedema
Form of hypothyroidism in children
Cretenism
Oral finding in cretenism
Macroglossia
Prolonged retention of primary teeth
end of primary dentition
12 years old
An autoimmune disease that attacks the thyroid
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Hashimoto is associated with?
High blood cholesterol
Positive nitrogen balance
Decreased protein bound iodine
Decreased iodine uptake by the thyroid gland
Most common hypothyroidism
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Disease characterized by hyperactivity of thyroid gland
Hyperthyroidism
Signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism
Weight loss
Irritability
nervousness
tremors
Most common sign of hyperthyroidism
Exophthalmus
Oral finding of hyperthyroidism
Early loss of primary teeth
What is a tremor?
uncontrolled muscle activity
Reason why there is early loss of primary teeth
decreased bone support
Clinical manifestation of Hyperthyroidism
Grave’s disease
Plummer disease
Autoimmune disease of which antibodies bind to TSH receptors
Grave’s disease
Complication of grave’s disease
Pre-tibial myxedema
Disease with nodular growth or adenoma of the thyroid
Plummer disease
most contraindicated in hyperthyroidism
Epinephrine