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| is hypothyroidism a congenital or aquired defect? |
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| congenital hypothyroidism |
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| developes congenitally and presents at birth |
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| can a child with hypothyroidism be mentally challenged? |
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| yes if it's not caught early they will be severelly mentally retarded |
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| what can cause hypothyroidism in an infant? |
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| results from a congenital lack of thyroid hormone and deficient TSH |
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| the manifestations of untreated hypothyrodism |
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| what is thyroid hormone essential for? |
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| normal growth and bran development |
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| Transient congenital hypothyroidism |
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| high TSH and low or normal thyroid hormones |
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| transient hypothyroidism can be caused by? |
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| the baby being exposed to iodine, which it is very sensitive to |
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| how do we treat congenital hypothyroidism? |
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| it is treated with hormone replacement and we have to normalize the T4 levels |
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| a general slowing down of the metabolic prcoess and myxedema |
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| due to the accumulation of hydrophilic polysaccharides in the connective tissues |
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| what are the 3 ways that u can get hypothyroidism? |
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| primary, secondary, and tertiary |
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| dsyfunction of thyroid gland. most common. |
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| what can an iodine defficiency cause? |
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| goiter and hypothyroidism |
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| what is the most common form of hypothyroidism? |
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| an autoimmune disorder in which the tyroid gland gets killed, common in women |
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| symptoms of hypothyroidism? |
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| weakness, fatigue, no weight gain, large appetite, cold intolerance |
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| dry and rough skin, face is puffy, deafness, edema, constipation, bradycardia |
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| what are CNS symptoms of hypothyroidism? |
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| mental dullness, lathargy, and impaired memory |
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| why is the tongue commonly enlarged in a patient with hypothyroidism? |
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| due to the extra myxedemous fluid. voice is also husky. |
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| what are other problems with hypothyroidism? |
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| muscle stiffness, enlarged heart, deposists on heart, carpal tunnel |
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| hypothyroidism has what lab results? |
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| a low serum t4 and elevated TSH |
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| due to impaired hypothalamic function |
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| when the tissues are exposed to high levels of circulating thyroid hormones |
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| what causes thyrotoxicosis? |
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| graves disease usually has...? |
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| opthalmopathy and diffuse goiter |
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| what are other common causes of hypertyroidism? |
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| multinoidular goiter, adenoma of thyroid, or thyroiditis |
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| manifestations of hypertyroidism? |
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| increase in oxygen consumption and use of metabolic fuels and an increase in sympathetic nervous systems |
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| how does thyroid hormone affect sensations in hyperthyroidism? |
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| it hieghtens the sensations. |
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| what are some symptoms of hyperthyroidism? |
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| nervousness, irritability, fatiguability, weight loss, large appetite, tachycardia |
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| palpitations, heat intolerance, sweating, muscle cramps, muscle tremors |
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| exophthalamos, no blinking, hair and skin are thin |
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| autoimmune disorder with abnormal stimulation of thyroid gland by TSH |
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| why do we get opthalmopathy in graves disease? |
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| it is the result of cytokine mediated activation of fibroblasts in orbital tissue |
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| the hypothalamus releases ? |
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| thyroid troping releasing hormone |
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| when the hypothalamus releases TRH, what will the anterior pituitary release? |
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| when TSh binds to the thyroid gland, it signals that the body needs? |
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| in order for t3 and t4 to be released we need what? |
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| why are t3 and t4 valuable? |
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| they are responsible for maintaining metablic rate, growth, and protein synthesis |
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| when the body has enough t3 and t4 what will happen? |
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| the thyroid gland will tell the anterior pituitary to stop releasing TSH |
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| hashimoto's disease destroys? |
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| the enzyme that produces t3 and t4 |
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| if the t3 and t4 get low what will happen? |
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| it becomes a life threatening situation |
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| in graves disease the thyroid gland releases too much? |
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| what is elevated with hyperthyroidism? |
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