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18 Cards in this Set
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What type of drug is Levothyroxine (Synthroid) and what does it treat?
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a thyroid agent that treats hypothyroidism
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What type of drug is Liothyronine (Cytomel) and what does it treat?
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a thyroid agent that treats hypothyroidism
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What are treatments for hypothyroidism?
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thyroid hormone suppliment and increased dietary intake of iodine
-diet high in fiber and high cellulose foods |
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What are symptoms of hypothyroidism?
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Mood instability, fatigue (physical), sluggish reflexes, slowed speech and a hoarse voice, slow heart rate, slowed metabolism, weight gain
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What are the treatment methods of hyperthyroidism?
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Surgery, Radioisotope Therapy, Thyrostatics, Beta blockers
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What is hyperthyroidism?
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Hyperthyroidism is the result of excess thyroid hormone production (an overactive thyroid gland)
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What hormones are involved in hyperthyroidism?
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an excess of circulating free thyroxine (T4) or free triiodothyronine (T3), or both
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What are some symptoms of hyperthyroidism?
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weight loss (often accompanied by a ravenous appetite), intolerance to heat, fatigue, weakness, hyperactivity, irritability, apathy, sweating
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What are Thyrostatics and what are they used to treat?
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drugs that inhibit the production of thyroid hormones, hyperthyroidism
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What is Sodium Iodide 1-131?
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It is a radioactive iodine that is given orally (either by pill or liquid) on a one-time basis to destroy the function of a hyperactive gland
Treatment of hyperthyroidism; radioisotope therapy |
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What is Potassium Iodide (SSKI) and what are its uses?
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a white crystalline salt used in photography and radiation treatment.
Also may be used to protect the thyroid from radioactive iodine in the event of an accident or attack at a nuclear power plant, especially where a nuclear reactor is breached and the volatile radionuclides are released into the environment. |
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What is SSKI?
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Potassium Iodide; hyperthyroidism
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Methimazole (Tapazole)
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an antithyroid drug similar in action to propylthiouracil; part of the thioamide group
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What are Thioamides?
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Thioamides inhibit many steps in the synthesis of thyroid hormones.
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Propylthiouracil (Propacil)
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PTU is a thionamide drug used to treat hyperthyroidism by decreasing the amount of thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland.
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Name an anatomical problem occuring as a result of hyperthyroidism
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a goitre or bronchocele: swelling in the neck due to an enlarged thyroid gland
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What is the function of the parathyroid glands?
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to regulate the calcium level in the body (within a very narrow range)
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Where are the parathyroid glands located?
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on the posterior surface of the thyroid gland
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