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Signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism - ANSWER ✔✔Face is pale,
puffy, and expressionless.
Skin is cold and dry.
hair is brittle, and hair loss occurs.
Heart rate and temperature are lowered. The patient lethargy, fatigue,
and intolerance to cold.
Mentation may be impaired.
,Signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism - ANSWER ✔✔Heart Rate is
Rapid; Possible arrhythmia/angina
Nervousness, insomnia, rapid thought flow, and rapid speech
Skeletal muscles may weaken and atrophy
Metabolic rate is raised, resulting in increased heat production,
increased body temperature, intolerance to heat, and skin that is warm
and moist
Weight loss occurs if caloric intake fails to match the increase in
metabolic rate
Severe hypothyroidism - ANSWER ✔✔Myxedema
Hypothyroid Treatment - ANSWER ✔✔Levothyroxine is the drug of
choice for most patients who require thyroid hormone replacement.
Levothyroxine (Synthroid) Therapeutic Goal - ANSWER
✔✔Resolution of signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism and restoration
of normal laboratory values for serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
and free thyroxine (T4).
Major forms of hyperthyroidism - ANSWER ✔✔Graves disease and
toxic nodular goiter (also known as Plummer disease).
,Graves Disease - ANSWER ✔✔Most common cause of excessive
thyroid hormone secretion
What adjunctive therapy is good to prescribe to control symptoms of
hyperthyroidism other than thyroid specific medications? - ANSWER
✔✔β-Blockers and nonradioactive iodine may be used as adjunctive
therapy.
β-Blockers suppress tachycardia by blocking β-receptors on the heart.
Nonradioactive iodine inhibits synthesis and release of thyroid
hormones.
Monitoring needs and intervals for Levothyroxine - ANSWER
✔✔Check TSH 6-8 weeks after initiating therapy and after any dosage
change.
Check TSH at least once a year after serum TSH is stabilized.
Hyperthyroid Treatment - ANSWER ✔✔thionamide drugs—
methimazole and propylthiouracil (PTU)—suppress synthesis of thyroid
hormones.
Methimazole Therapeutic Goal - ANSWER ✔✔(1) reduction of thyroid
hormone production in Graves' disease, (2) control of hyperthyroidism
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, until the effects of radiation on the thyroid become manifest, (3)
suppression of thyroid hormone production before subtotal
thyroidectomy, (4) treatment of thyrotoxic crisis.
Monitoring needs and intervals for Methimazole - ANSWER
✔✔Check CBC with differential if signs or symptoms of infection. Check
LFTs if signs or symptoms of liver dysfunction.
High Risk Patients for Methimazole - ANSWER ✔✔Should be
avoided in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Methimazole Toxicity - ANSWER ✔✔Agranulocytosis is the most
dangerous toxicity.
PTU High Risk Warning - ANSWER ✔✔Carries a risk for liver toxicity.
Although rare, the FDA recommends against using as a first-line
treatment due to potential for hepatic toxicity.
Effects of maternal hypothyroidism on offspring and appropriate patient
teaching related to need for treatment. - ANSWER ✔✔Can cause
delay in mental development and derangement of growth. In the
absence of thyroid hormones, the child develops a large and protruding
tongue, potbelly, and dwarfish stature. Development of the nervous
system, bones, teeth, and muscles is impaired.