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Thyroid surgery can accidentally affect these glands, causing hypocalcemia afterward.
What are the parathyroid glands?
A patient with cold intolerance, constipation, weight gain, and bradycardia most likely has this disorder.
What is hypothyroidism?
A patient with hyperthyroidism may need protection of this body part with lubricating drops
What are the eyes?
This life-threatening thyroid complication causes extreme metabolic overactivity.
What is a thyroid storm?
In hyperthyroidism, TSH is usually ___ while T3/T4 is usually___
What are low TSH and high T3/T4
A patient with heat intolerance, palpitations, weight loss, and diarrhea most likely has this disorder.
What is hyperthyroidism?
This IV therapy corrects the hormone deficiency driving myxedema coma.
What is levothyroxine?
A patient with periorbital edema, hypoventilation, hypotension, and confusion most likely has this emergency.
What is myxedema coma?
In hypothyroidism, the TSH is usually ___ while the free T4 is usually ___
What are high TSH and low free T4
An autoimmune attack on the thyroid causing underproduction of thyroid hormone is this disorder.
What is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?
This environment is best for a hyperthyroid patient
What is a cool, calm, low-stimulation environment?
This post-thyroidectomy complication should be monitored for and takes the highest priority
Airway swelling/laryngeal edema
This hormone is formed when T4 is converted in peripheral tissues and is considered the more active thyroid hormone.
What is T3?
Exophthalmos most strongly points to this cause of hyperthyroidism.
What is Graves Disease?
This treatment for hyperthyroidism can later result in hypothyroidism
What is radioactive iodine therapy
These symptoms in a levothyroxine-treated patient should be reported since it may suggest too high of a dose
What is anxiety, palpitations, sweating, tremors, weight loss
These antibodies can help identify if Hashimoto's is present and the cause of hypothyroidism
What is TPO/Thyroid Peroxidase
These symptoms can be shared between both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
What is fatigue, goiter, hair loss/thinning, sleep disturbances
This medication may be added in hypothyroid management when T4 alone is not enough.
What is liothyronine/T3?
This medication class can be used in both a myxedema coma and a thyroid storm for additional treatment
What are corticosteroids