General
Hypothyroidism
Wild Card
Hyperthyroidism
HYPERhyperthyroidism
100
What hormone is released from the pituitary and impacts the thyroid?
TSH
100
What body system can be impacted by hypothyroidism?
All body systems
100
What is exophthalmos?
100
What is thyrotoxicosis?
Excessive output of thyroid hormone
100
What symptoms are decreased from baseline in hyperthyroidism?
Weight loss
ADH Levels
TSH levels
200
What hormone is released when plasma calcium is too high and where does the calcium go?
Calcitonin moves calcium from the plasma into the bone.
200
How can hyperthyroidism lead to hypothyroidism?
Over treatment
200
Where is Iodine stored in the thyroid?
Inside thyroid hormones.
200
What are the four causes of hyperthyroidism?
Graves disease (Most common)
Thyroiditis
Excessive thyroid supplement
Thyroid/pitutary tumor
200
What 3 therapies are typically used in combination to treat hyperthyroidism?
Antithyroid agents
Radioiodine
Surgery
300
What important chemical is required for the thyroid to function?
Iodine
300
What medication can decrease the absorption of thyroid supplements?
Magnesium
(Magnesium containing antacids)
300
What medication effects are decreased by hypothyroidism? (2)
Digitalis glycosides
Anticoagulant agents
300
What cardiac symptoms are associated with hyperthyroidism? (3)
Tachycardia
Elevated systolic BP
Dysrhythmias
300
What findings would be present during an assessment in a patient with Hyperthyroidism? (3)
Goiter (Enlarged gland)
Thrill
Bruit
400
What hormones does the Thyroid produce? (3)
Calcitonin
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Thyroxine (T4)
400
How is body temperature affected by hypothyroidism?
Body becomes colder and intolerant of cold temps.
400
What is Hashimoto's disease?
400
What does the skin of hyperthyroid patients present with? (4)
Warm
Flushed
Soft
Moist
400
What are the 3 clinical manifestations of Thyroid Storm?
Hyperpyrexia >101.3
Extreme Tachycardia >130
Exaggerated symptoms of hyperthyroidism
500
What are the Roles of the thyroid? (6)
Cell interactions
Metabolism (Cellular and digestive)
Growth
Reproduction
Aging
Responds to stress
500
What symptoms are an increase from baseline in hypothyroidism?
Weight
TSH Levels
ADH Levels
500
What type of hyperthyroidism is critically ill and requires aggressive nursing support?
THYROID STORM
500
What pharmacological therapies can be implemented for hyperthyroidism? (3)
Radioiodine (131I)
Antithyroid medications
Symptom treatments
500
What is the neurological presentations of THYROID STORM? (3)
Delirium Psychosis
Somnolence
Coma