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Inferior Thyroid Artery

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Provide profusion to thyroid gland. Connect to left subclavian.

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Superior Thyroid Artery

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Provide profusion to thyroid gland. Connect to external carotid.

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Right recurrent laryngeal nerve

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Branch of the vagus nerve. Wrap around subclavian artery and aorta. “coming back”. Control ability to speak. Enlarged thyroid gland can compress nerve.

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Left recurrent laryngeal never

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Branch of the vagus nerve. Wrap around subclavian artery and aorta. “coming back”. Control ability to speak. Enlarged thyroid gland can compress nerve.

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Goiter

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a swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland. Can compress tracheal ligaments and nerves.

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Tracheal ligaments

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Thyroid Gland

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Controller of metabolic rate. Anatomy: just below the thyroid cartilage.

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Anterior Pituitary Gland

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Controls thyroid. Controls growth and Sex hormones

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Hypothalamus

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Controls thyroid. The one doing the sensing and deciding. Looks at stress and temperature.

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TRH(Thyrotropin-releasing hormone)

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Release by the hypothalamus. Goes through portal circulation to pituitary
gland. Interacts with TRH receptors at the pituitary.

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TSH(Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)

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Release by pituitary gland in response to TRH. Will interact with receptors in the thyroid gland. Causes the thyroid to release thyroid hormones(T3, T4).

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T3(3,5,3-Triiodothyronine)

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Produced by the the combination of T1 and T2. Circulating Thyroid hormone. Tyrosine(AA) derivatives. Less in circulation 7%. More active intracellularly. 2 benzene rings(thyronine.)

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T4(Thyroxine)

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Main circulatory form. Made from the combination of 2 T2s. Circulating Thyroid hormone. More in circulation 93%. 2 benzene rings(thyronine).

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Tyrosine

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1 benzene ring. Amino Acid. Base or parent compound for thyroid hormone.

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Monoiodotyrosine(T1)

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Tyrosine with one iodine stuck to it

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Diiodotyrosine(T2)

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Tyrosine with two iodine stuck to it.

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Thyronine

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2 benzene rings.

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Iodine

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Needed to produce thyroid hormone. 50mg/year needed.

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Peroxidase

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Uses oxidative stress to turn Iodine into Thyroid hormone

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Thyroid Hormone

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Steroid. Fat Soluble. Gene transcription upregulated(protein production)

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Albumin

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Transport protein from liver

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TBG(Thyroxine binding globulin)

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Main transport protein for thyroid hormone. Made in liver

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Thyroxine binding pre-albumin

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Transport protein from liver

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Mitochondria

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Elevated thyroid causes Up-regulation of mitochondria, they increase in number and size. Enhanced ability to produce ATP. Increase Na+ permeability=Na/K pump increases cycling rate to get rid of the extra sodium.

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Hyperthyroidism effects
Increase in amount of glucose taken up by the cell. Increase uptake of glucose from GI. Increase ability to have gluconeogenesis(from fats). Increase rate of glycolysis. Increase circulating insulin. Increase activity of entire endocrine system.
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Hyperthyroidism effects-CV
CV: Increase in resting HR, stroke volume, map does NOT increase. pulse pressure elevated. systolic blood pressure(elevated SV). Decreased diastolic pressure(increase metabolism at the tissue), Circulating cholesterol(energy compound-increased use and excretion via GI system), Triglycerides.
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Hypothyroidism
Prolonged elevated cholesterol and triglycerides.
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Hyperthyroidism-Neuro effects
Nuero: more alert, more difficult to sleep, increase neuromuscular transmission. Muscle tremor. Motor dysfunction.
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How many days for thyroxine to take effect?
2-3 days
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Exophthalmos
protruding eyes
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Hyperthyroidism disorders
1.Tumor 2. Overactive Immune: Grave's Disease 3. Prescription drugs?
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Graves's Disease
TSH receptor stimulating antibodies. Levels of circulating thyroid hormone will be increase. Binding to things and turning them on. Reduction in both TRH and TSH.
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Hyperthyroidism Tx
1. Surgery-cut out 2. Shrink-radioactive iodine(destroys tissue) 3. Drugs. Thyocyanate-looks like iodide. High dose(100x) of dietary iodine.
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Thyocyanate Propylthiouracil
Drug to treat hyperthyroidism. Competitor for iodine pump.
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Amiodarone
35% mass iodine. Chronic use can cause hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.
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Hypothyroidism causes
1. Iodine deficiency 2. Immune Can target and destroy thyroid gland(Hashimoto's thyroiditis) 3. Mutations in peroxidase enzyme 4. Stunted growth and cognition issues in children-Cretinism(lack of thyroid hormone) 5. Idiopathic-5% 6. Mutations in iodine uptake pump-genetic
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Hypothyroidism Tx:
1.Iodine 2. Steroids 3. plamsapharesis 4. Synthetic hormone-synthroid(levothyoxine)
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Hypothyroidism in the OR
1. Take longer to wake up 2. More sensitive to NMB
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Blood work for Thyroid issues
1. Circulating T4 2. TH and TRH levels
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Primary Thyroxine Secreting Tumor
Reduction in both TRH and TSH d/t to negative feedback
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TRH Challenge
Look at TSH and T4 response
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Iodine Deficiency
High TRH, TSH. Low T4
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Thyroxine
Shuts down pituitary gland
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Thyroid Storm
Increase HR, oxygen requirements, elevated ventilation, temp.
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Anterior Pituitary Gland
Prolactin(lactation), Lutenizing-LH(ovaries), Follicle stimulating(ovaries), Corticotropin-related to blood steroids(talk to adrenal cortex(cortisol), indirectly affect insulin(pancreas)
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Thyroglobulin
Production and storage Protein in Thyroid Gland. Tyrosine combining with Iodines. T3 and T4 are produced within. Body can dissolve storage capsule to release T3 and T4. 60-70 T3 and T4s are stored within.
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Cricothyroid ligament
Used for invasive airway. Covered thyroid gland.
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Portal venous drainage system
Connects the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary. 2cm. Blood vessel that transports hormones.
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Iodinase activity
15% of T3 supplied from thyroid gland. 85% produced at the cellular by iodinase acting on T4.
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Increase in pulse pressure in hyperthyroidism
Increase in systolic blood pressure cause by an increase in SV. Decrease in diastolic blood pressure due to the increase metabolism which dilates the vessels.
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Drugs for Hyperthyroidism
1. Prevent absorption of iodine 2. Overwhelm Perioxidase 3. Overwhelm Iodine receptor with dietary iodine
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Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Body produces antibodies that are reactive to the thyroid gland
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TSH secreting pituitary tumor
Elevated TSH and T4 levels, decrease TRH levels
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Things that can increase thyroid hormone
1. Stress 2. Moving to Alaska 3. Surgery
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Posterior Pituitary controls...
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