PPT-Thyroid and Antithyroid

Drugs Munir Gharaibeh MD PhD MHPE Faculty of Medicine Summer 2015 Anatomy and h istology of the t hyroid g land Located in the neck at the level of the 5 th cervical vertebra C5. Thyroid hormone regulates metabolism in both animals and humans Metabolism is determined by mea suring the amount of oxygen used by the body over a speci64257c amount of time If the measure ment is made at rest it is known as the basal metabolic rat www.thyroid.orgThyroid SurgeryQUESTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONSWhen thyroid surgery is recommended, patients should ask several questions regarding the surgery including:Are there other means of treatment? د. حسين محمد جمعة . اختصاصي الامراض الباطنة . البورد العربي . كلية طب الموصل . 2010. Key points. The most common causes of hyperthyroidism are . Dr . Muries. . Barham. ENDOCRINOLOGEST. Thyroid Disorders. Anatomy . The thyroid gland consists of two lateral lobes connected by an isthmus. It is closely attached to the thyroid cartilage and to the upper end of the trachea, and thus moves on . neoplasms. Thyroid Cancer accounts for 1.5% of all cancers. in the US. Six deaths per 1 million people occur annually.. The most common endocrine malignancy accounts for 95% of all endocrine cancers. The thyroid is made of multiple . acini. (follicles). Each spherical follicle is surrounded by a single layer of cells and filled with . pink- staining protein-. aceous. material called colloid. . . Hypothalamus releases TRH . Act on the pituitary gland to release TSH . TSH causes the thyroid gland to release the thyroid hormones (T. 3. and T. 4. ). TRH and TSH concentrations are inversely related to T. Introduction. . The prevalence of hypothyroidism . is. . higher. in . older. age groups and in whites and Hispanics; blacks had a lower prevalence of hypothyroidism. . The prevalence of hypothyroidism correlated with age. Compared with the total population, people aged 50 to 79 years had an almost twofold higher prevalence, and those aged 80 years and older had a fivefold higher prevalence. . II. Dr Ravindra Kumar. Director Research. Bihar Animal Sciences University. Patna. For UG Students. Mode of action of thyroxine. Not well understood. . important effect of T4 is stimulation of oxygen utilization, hence its also related with increased BMR.. Volume 7 SSUE 5 014 3 Back to Table of ContentsHYPERTHYROIDISMAntithyroid drugs remain the rst choice for treatment in uncomplicated Graves’ diseaseBACKGROUND Graves’ disease is the mos sample?. Does . ultrasound . help . to differentiate . adenoma lesions from parathyroid carcinoma?. Parathyroid carcinoma . is rare. , representing. <. 1% . of . primary hyperparathyroidism . cases.. By Maher Abdul Ameer . Thyroid gland. is . a butterfly-shaped . gland located at the front of . the . neck. It produces . tetraiodothyronine. (T4) and . triiodothyronine. (T3), which are two primary hormones that control how . Dr . Hiren. . Patt. D.M.. (Endocrinology). Myxoedema. Coma. What is . Myxoedema. Coma?. Severe hypothyroidism. Slowing of functions of multiple organs . Dr.Lilianne. Haj Hassan. 29/3/2016. Thyroid carcinoma. Thyroid carcinoma is uncommon . Life time risk of being diagnosed with thyroid carcinoma is less than . 1% (less than 1.5% of all adult cancers).