HYPERTHYROIDISM

Question 1

• An excess or circulating thyroid hormones
• Thyroid malignancy and Anterior Pituitary Tumors may lead to this

Answer 1

Hyperthyroidism

Question 2

• It is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism
• An autoimmune disease in which the antibodies are PRODUCED and ACTIVATING the TSH receptor
• Goiter and Hyperthyroidism are induced by the THYROID STIMULATING ANTIBODY that resembled action of TSH
• 6x more commonly in women than in men
  Causes Exophthalmos and Pretibial Myxedema

Answer 2

Grave’s Disease

Question 3

• Applied to a GROUP OF SYNDROMES caused by HIGH LEVEL OF FREE THYROID HORMONES in the circulation
• PLUMMER’S DISEASE or TOXIC MULTINODULAR GOITER is considered to be SECOND MOST COMMON CAUSE OF HYPERTHYROIDISM
• Mostly occur in Fifth decade of life in both male and female

Answer 3

Thyrotoxicosis

Question 4

• Associated with neck pain. low grade fever. swings in thyroid function test
• Possible caused by VIRAL INFECTION

Answer 4

Subacute Granulomatous Thyroiditis

Question 5

• Develops among women within 12 weeks after parturition
• It has autoimmune relatedness with PAINLESS or ENLARGEMENT OF THYROID
• It starts with symptoms of hyperthyroidism then progresses to hypothyroidism
  EXOPHTHALMUS and MYXEDEMA are NOT EVIDENT

Answer 5

Postpartum Thyroiditis or
Silent Lymphocytic Thyroiditis