PPT-Thyroid Disease

Sejal Nirban FY1 Objectives To understand basic thyroid axis physiology To know the common causes of hypo and hyperthyroidism To recognise the signs and symptoms associated with hypo and hyperthyroidism. 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 Orishaba Diana. And. Enoch T. Introduction to the Thyroid Gland. Objectives. Explain the synthesis and . regulation. of thyroid hormone production. Describe the actions of thyroid hormones. Describe the . 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 . . When to test for thyroid dysfunction. . Have a low index of suspicion . You should expect negative tests in at least 90% of patients (apologies to Dr Colley). But. beware of attributing symptoms to mildly abnormal thyroid function tests. neoplasms. and role of nuclear medicine in thyroid . 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. INTRODUCTION. Thyroid rule:. In . a child, . critical for normal . growth and development. .. . In an adult, . maintain metabolic stability. . . Thyroid disorders result in . alterations in metabolic . AUTHOR FIRST, MD, AUTHOR SECOND MD and LAST AUTHOR MD. Department of Medicine. Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune NJ. Discuss the impact of normal pregnancy on thyroid function tests (TFTs). . Clinical Associate Professor - Division of Endocrinology. Stanford University School of Medicine. Learning objectives. Know the clinical implications of thyroid anatomy. Describe thyroid hormone synthesis and regulation of thyroid function. 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. By . Dr.Mays. . Ibraheem. . I. Hyperthyroidism.. II. Hypothyroidism.. III. Mass lesions of thyroid gland.. . Pathology of thyroid gland including:. Clinical features. 1. . Constitutional symptoms. ghazal. Normal mass of thyroid about 30 g . Highly vascularized , receive about 120 ml blood / min .. Follicular cells secret : . Thyroxine. (. tetraiodothyronine. ) T4. Contains 4 ions of iodine . sample?. Does . ultrasound . help . to differentiate . adenoma lesions from parathyroid carcinoma?. Parathyroid carcinoma . is rare. , representing. <. 1% . of . primary hyperparathyroidism . cases.. 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).