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2349506405880Thyroid Storm00Thyroid Storm15214606405245Occurs in 1%; clinical diagnosis as lab studies can’t tell hyperthyroidism from storm; ?due to adrenergic sensitivity, altered peripheral T3 response, ? free hormone; mortality untreated 90%, treated 10-15%; death usually due to cardiovascular collapse; may last 8-10/7, but average 3/7Aetiology: undiagnosed Graves disease; withdrawal from anti-thyroid drugs; infection; MI; DKA; surgery; iodine / contrast; thyroxine toxicityExamination: diagnostic criteria: sudden onset; fever (>37.8) + ? HR out of proportion (120-200) + CNS disturbance (in 90%; altered LOC, seizures) Also: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea; CCF (high output), wide pulse pressure and HTN, \ profuse sweating, dehydrationInvestigations: ? T3,4; ? TSH; others don’t show anything specificManagement: ABC (O2 as consumption ?; IV fluids with dextrose; DC cardioversion for arrhythmias as likely resistant to others); treat cause Propylthiouracil 900-1200mg PO loading 300mg/day; onset 1hr but takes weeks for full effect Lugol’s iodide 5 drops TDS; start >1hr after prop; ? new hormone production Propanolol 0.5-1mg/min IV to max 10mg repeat 3-4hrly PRN 20-120mg Q4-6hrly PO; blocks cardiac and peripheral effects; slows conversion of T43; can be used in CCF Esmolol 250 - 500mcg/kg bolus 50-100mcg/kg/min inf if concerned Re: CCF / COPD as β-1 selective Reserpine 2.5-5mg IM if beta-blockers CI’ed Hydrocortisone 100mg / dexamethasone 2mg QID; decr peri conversion of T43, ? metabolic demands, ? hormone release Cholestyramine: ? enterohepatic circulation of T3,4 Supportive: fluid status, electrolytes, glucose, decr fever (not aspirin) Others: dialysis, plasmapheresis, charcoal haemoperfusion00Occurs in 1%; clinical diagnosis as lab studies can’t tell hyperthyroidism from storm; ?due to adrenergic sensitivity, altered peripheral T3 response, ? free hormone; mortality untreated 90%, treated 10-15%; death usually due to cardiovascular collapse; may last 8-10/7, but average 3/7Aetiology: undiagnosed Graves disease; withdrawal from anti-thyroid drugs; infection; MI; DKA; surgery; iodine / contrast; thyroxine toxicityExamination: diagnostic criteria: sudden onset; fever (>37.8) + ? HR out of proportion (120-200) + CNS disturbance (in 90%; altered LOC, seizures) Also: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea; CCF (high output), wide pulse pressure and HTN, \ profuse sweating, dehydrationInvestigations: ? T3,4; ? TSH; others don’t show anything specificManagement: ABC (O2 as consumption ?; IV fluids with dextrose; DC cardioversion for arrhythmias as likely resistant to others); treat cause Propylthiouracil 900-1200mg PO loading 300mg/day; onset 1hr but takes weeks for full effect Lugol’s iodide 5 drops TDS; start >1hr after prop; ? new hormone production Propanolol 0.5-1mg/min IV to max 10mg repeat 3-4hrly PRN 20-120mg Q4-6hrly PO; blocks cardiac and peripheral effects; slows conversion of T43; can be used in CCF Esmolol 250 - 500mcg/kg bolus 50-100mcg/kg/min inf if concerned Re: CCF / COPD as β-1 selective Reserpine 2.5-5mg IM if beta-blockers CI’ed Hydrocortisone 100mg / dexamethasone 2mg QID; decr peri conversion of T43, ? metabolic demands, ? hormone release Cholestyramine: ? enterohepatic circulation of T3,4 Supportive: fluid status, electrolytes, glucose, decr fever (not aspirin) Others: dialysis, plasmapheresis, charcoal haemoperfusion237490292100Thyroid Problems00Thyroid Problems1522095923290T4: 80%; 1/3 converted to T3; 45% to RT3; >99% protein boundT3: 20%; mostly derived from T4; >99% protein bound; more biologically active than T4 as more freeRT3, calcitoninTSH: reflects thyroid function better than thyroxine; normal = 0.3-5Effects: ?metabolism of cholesterol/carbohydrate/protein/lipids; ? GI motility; ? glucose absorption; ? protein catabolism; ? sensitivity to norepinephrine and epinephrine, ? beta-receptors; required for development, lactation00T4: 80%; 1/3 converted to T3; 45% to RT3; >99% protein boundT3: 20%; mostly derived from T4; >99% protein bound; more biologically active than T4 as more freeRT3, calcitoninTSH: reflects thyroid function better than thyroxine; normal = 0.3-5Effects: ?metabolism of cholesterol/carbohydrate/protein/lipids; ? GI motility; ? glucose absorption; ? protein catabolism; ? sensitivity to norepinephrine and epinephrine, ? beta-receptors; required for development, lactation234950925830Pathophysiology00Pathophysiology15214602237740Idiopathic (most); puberty, pregnancy; thyroiditis (eg. Hashimoto’s, de Quervains), iodine deficiency / excess, congenital00Idiopathic (most); puberty, pregnancy; thyroiditis (eg. Hashimoto’s, de Quervains), iodine deficiency / excess, congenital2349502237740Goitre00Goitre15214602712085Multi-nodular goitre with dominant nodule (most common), adenoma, cyst, cancer (1Y or 2Y from renal), lymphoma (rare)00Multi-nodular goitre with dominant nodule (most common), adenoma, cyst, cancer (1Y or 2Y from renal), lymphoma (rare)2349502712720Solitary Nodule00Solitary Nodule15214603224530Thyrotoxicosis: ? hormone from any causeAetiology: Graves disease: 80-90%; F>M; affects 1% women; peak 30-40yrs; due to production of LATS hormone (an IgG auto-antibody causing type II hypersensitivity reaction; 50% have eye signs) Toxic multinodular goitre Thyroiditis (eg. Post-partum; Hashimoto’s, de Quervains) Drug induced (eg. Amiodarone, iodine, lithium, alpha-interferon, thyroid hormones) Other: ectopic thyroid tissue, pituitary adenomaSymptoms: nervous, ? sweating, heat intolerance, palpitations, tremor, weakness, weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, amenorrhoea, ?libido, emotional lability, psychiatric issuesExamination: enlarged thyroid, bruit, eyes (exopthalmus, chemosis, lid retraction, lid lag, corneal ulceration, optic atrophy, ? power IO then convergance), tremor, hyperreflexia, clonus, myopathy, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, hot hands, ? HR (40%), AF (10-35%), CCF, HTN, wide pulse pressure (water hammer), SOB, pretibial myxoedema, onycholysis, alopecia, palmar erythemaInvestigation: TSH <0.1; ? T3/4; thyroid autoantibodies in Graves; normochromic anaemia, ? WBC, mild ? Ca, ? albumin, ? AST/ALPManagement: carbimazole 10-45mg PO BD/TDS propylthiouracil 200-600mg PO BD/TDS: ? iodination in thyroid gland ? synthesis and release of new hormone, but no effect on stored hormone; ? peripheral T4 T3 conversion00Thyrotoxicosis: ? hormone from any causeAetiology: Graves disease: 80-90%; F>M; affects 1% women; peak 30-40yrs; due to production of LATS hormone (an IgG auto-antibody causing type II hypersensitivity reaction; 50% have eye signs) Toxic multinodular goitre Thyroiditis (eg. Post-partum; Hashimoto’s, de Quervains) Drug induced (eg. Amiodarone, iodine, lithium, alpha-interferon, thyroid hormones) Other: ectopic thyroid tissue, pituitary adenomaSymptoms: nervous, ? sweating, heat intolerance, palpitations, tremor, weakness, weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, amenorrhoea, ?libido, emotional lability, psychiatric issuesExamination: enlarged thyroid, bruit, eyes (exopthalmus, chemosis, lid retraction, lid lag, corneal ulceration, optic atrophy, ? power IO then convergance), tremor, hyperreflexia, clonus, myopathy, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, hot hands, ? HR (40%), AF (10-35%), CCF, HTN, wide pulse pressure (water hammer), SOB, pretibial myxoedema, onycholysis, alopecia, palmar erythemaInvestigation: TSH <0.1; ? T3/4; thyroid autoantibodies in Graves; normochromic anaemia, ? WBC, mild ? Ca, ? albumin, ? AST/ALPManagement: carbimazole 10-45mg PO BD/TDS propylthiouracil 200-600mg PO BD/TDS: ? iodination in thyroid gland ? synthesis and release of new hormone, but no effect on stored hormone; ? peripheral T4 T3 conversion2349503225165Hyperthyroidism00Hyperthyroidism 2432053060065Myxoedema Coma00Myxoedema Coma15309853059430Symptoms: ? LOC, ? temperature (but no shivering), seizures, ? RR, ? BP (SBP <100 in 50%), ? HR, hypoglycaemia, hyponatraemia, paralytic ileus, megacolon, urinary retention, ankle oedema, CCF, hoarseness, glottic oedema, low voltage ECG (long QTc, flat/inverted T waves); precipitated by infection, CVA, MI, medication changes; mortality 50%Management: ABC; treat cause T3 25-50mcg IV bolus 10-20mcg TID; rapid onset; side effects = arrhythmia T4 300-500mcg IV bolus 50mcg IV per day; smoother improvement; less side effects; slower onset Hydrocortisone 100mg QID; as impaired glucocorticoid response to stress Supportive care: water restriction if hypoNa; rewarming00Symptoms: ? LOC, ? temperature (but no shivering), seizures, ? RR, ? BP (SBP <100 in 50%), ? HR, hypoglycaemia, hyponatraemia, paralytic ileus, megacolon, urinary retention, ankle oedema, CCF, hoarseness, glottic oedema, low voltage ECG (long QTc, flat/inverted T waves); precipitated by infection, CVA, MI, medication changes; mortality 50%Management: ABC; treat cause T3 25-50mcg IV bolus 10-20mcg TID; rapid onset; side effects = arrhythmia T4 300-500mcg IV bolus 50mcg IV per day; smoother improvement; less side effects; slower onset Hydrocortisone 100mg QID; as impaired glucocorticoid response to stress Supportive care: water restriction if hypoNa; rewarming1530985824865Aetiology: autoimmune (Hashimoto’s – hypothyroid with bouts of hyperthyroidism) Iodine 131, post surgery, external irradiation Drugs (amiodarone, lithium) Infiltrative (eg. Lymphoma, sarcoid, TB, amyloidosis) Other: Idiopathic, iodine deficiency (most common cause worldwide), post-partum thyroiditis 2Y: pituitary / hypothalamic lesionsExamination: hypothermia, DUB, constipation; cool dry hands; small volume pulse; ? HR; +ive Tinel’s sign; proximal myopathy; myalgia; yellow thick skin; large tongue; alopecia; facial swelling; xanthelasma; coarse brittle hair, periorbital oedema; pericardial / pleural effusion; slow relaxation of ankle jerks; peripheral neuropathy; carpal tunnel; deafness; mental slowing; depressionInvestigations: TSH >7 (1Y) – TSH most sensitive; ? TSH if 2Y; anaemia (folate, B12, Fe deficiency, haemolysis); ? T4 (but not T3; FT4 may be normal early); thyroid auto-antibody for Hashimoto’sManagement: ? dose by 30% in pregnancy; use half dose in elderly; Thyroxine 75-150mcg/day00Aetiology: autoimmune (Hashimoto’s – hypothyroid with bouts of hyperthyroidism) Iodine 131, post surgery, external irradiation Drugs (amiodarone, lithium) Infiltrative (eg. Lymphoma, sarcoid, TB, amyloidosis) Other: Idiopathic, iodine deficiency (most common cause worldwide), post-partum thyroiditis 2Y: pituitary / hypothalamic lesionsExamination: hypothermia, DUB, constipation; cool dry hands; small volume pulse; ? HR; +ive Tinel’s sign; proximal myopathy; myalgia; yellow thick skin; large tongue; alopecia; facial swelling; xanthelasma; coarse brittle hair, periorbital oedema; pericardial / pleural effusion; slow relaxation of ankle jerks; peripheral neuropathy; carpal tunnel; deafness; mental slowing; depressionInvestigations: TSH >7 (1Y) – TSH most sensitive; ? TSH if 2Y; anaemia (folate, B12, Fe deficiency, haemolysis); ? T4 (but not T3; FT4 may be normal early); thyroid auto-antibody for Hashimoto’sManagement: ? dose by 30% in pregnancy; use half dose in elderly; Thyroxine 75-150mcg/day243205824865Hypothyroidism00Hypothyroidism ................
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