PPT-Thyroid Disorders in Children

Lorna F Ramos AbadMD Professor of Pediatrics August 82020 Clinical History JF 8 years 11 months old boy Chief Complaint Abdominal enlargement History of Present Illness BirthMaternal History. Also its possible for otherwise healthy people to develop severe illness so any one concerned about their illness should consult their doctor There are emergency warning signs that should signal anyone to seek medical care urgently Emergency Warning Dr J. Bennett FY2. 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. 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 . radioiodine(I-131) . intake for evacuees caused by the nuclear accident in Fukushima. S. . Tokonami. , M. . Hosoda . (. Hirosaki. . Univ. .). S. . Akiba. . (Kagoshima . Univ. .). INTRODUCTION. After nuclear accident in Fukushima on March 11. . 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. 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 . 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. V.K.. . Ivanov. Chairman, Russian Scientific Commission on Radiological Protection. . Medical Radiological Research Center . National Radiation and Epidemiological Registry. The International Workshop on . Lieutenant- U.S. Public Health Service corps . PGY-1 Resident pharmacist- Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority . Objectives . Explain the basic physiology of the thyroid gland. . Identify causes, signs, and symptoms of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. . Thyroid rule:. In . a child, . critical for normal . growth and development. .. . In an adult, . maintain metabolic stability. . . Thyroid disorders result in . alterations in metabolic . stability. Prepared by : Stephanie N. Ammari . Resources : Davidson , . Medstudy. . Normal Physiology . THYROID FUNCTION TESTS. TFTs . include TSH, FT4, and sometimes . FT3. . . . When . screening for primary thyroid . AlHawari. , MD, FACE, ECNU. Consultant Endocrinologist. Assistant Professor of Medicine. Department of Internal Medicine. Faculty of Medicine. University of Jordan. Introduction. The thyroid is one of the largest of the endocrine organs, weighing approximately 15 to 20 g.. RD. LD. FRANK AYIMADU . (ONCOLOGY DIETITIAN). 10/29/2021. 2. THE THYROID GLAND. 10/29/2021. 3. Functions of the thyroid gland. 10/29/2021. 4. THYROID hormones . The thyroid Produces hormones called the T3 and T4 using two components. Dacy. Gaston. South University. The endocrine system. The . endocrine system. . is composed of endocrine glands, hormone-producing tissues, hormones, and hormone receptors. . The endocrine gland includes the pineal gland, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, thymus gland and adrenal glands..