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| if someone has graves disease with an excess of hormones in bloodstream this is an example of what? |
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| a person with hyperthyroidism is more or less likely to have perio problems |
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| when can hyperthyroidism peak |
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puberty
pregnancy
menopause
occasions of high stress or emotion or infection |
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| is hyperthyroidism an auto immune disease |
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| explain how hyperthyroidismis auto immune |
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| body gets confused, makes antibodies, and attacks itself |
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| what are some symptoms of hyperthyroidism |
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weight loss
fine hair
puffy eyelids
exophthalmos
tremors
heat intolerance
tachycardia heart beat over 100x per min |
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| how does hyperthyroidism affect the oral cavity? |
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osteoporosis of alveolar bone
rapidly developing caries and perio
accelerated tooth eruption in kids |
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| what happens once you have been treated for hyperthyroidism? |
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| you become hypo thyroidism |
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| treatment of hyperthyroidism |
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tapazole (immunosuppressent to calm thyroid)
radioactive iodine to kill thyroid
surgery removal of thyroid |
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| what happens if you are hypothyroidism |
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inadequate hormones in bloodstream low function of thyroid
for children called cretinism
adults called myxedema |
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| what are some symptoms of cretinism |
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dwarfism, obesity
coarse hair
eyes set apart
muscle weakness
dry cold skin
delayed tooth eruption
bradycardia (less than 60 beats per min)
small jaw and malocclusion
lethargy
decreased sweating |
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obesity
hair loss
puffy eyelids
dry cold skin
decreased sweating
lethargy
bradycardia |
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| what is a daily thyroid supplement used to treat hypothyroidism> |
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-severe traumatic event associated with hyperthyroid
sudden onset, progresses rapidly
high fever 106
high heart rate
breathing probs
fear
exhaustion
coma |
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| do not use epinephrine with hyperthyroid |
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| do not use epinephrine with hyperthyroid patients |
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| what is the function of steroids |
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decrease inflammation
used in autoimmune diseases |
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| what happens to adrenal glands after taking steriod for long time |
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| adrenals can quit making cortisol |
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| why does body need cortisol |
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| to deal with stress lack of cortisol could result in medical emergency |
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| if patient decompensates they could go into |
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anxious
confused
pain in abdomen
nausea
lower bp
elevated pulse
loss of consciousness |
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20mg of steroid
longer than 2 weeks
within last 2 years
may require additional steroid for dh care |
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adrenals not working properly not enough cortisol
could be autoimmune
may need additional steroid |
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patient makes too much cortisol could be related to tumor
moon face, hump back, hair changes |
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