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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2021) | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Symptoms
- Hypothyroidism with Bouts of Hyperthyroidism
- Enlarged, Nontender Thyroid
- Mechanism
- Autoimmune
- Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO)
- Anti-Thyroglobulin
- Lab Findings
- Hurthle Cells
- Lymphoid Follicles
- Associations
- HLA-DR5 and HLA-DR3
- Increased Risk Of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
2 mins
Subacute Thyroiditis Pathophysiology
- Characteristics
- Self-Limiting
- Triphasic Response
- Thyrotoxic Phase
- Thyrotoxic Phase
- Damaged Follicular Cells Release Pre-formed Colloid
- 2-8 Weeks
- Hypothyroid Phase
- Hypothyroid Phase
- Decreased Thyroid Hormone Synthesis
- 2-8 Weeks
- Euthyroid Phase
- Euthyroid Phase
- Thyroid Gland Recovery
2 mins
Subacute Granulomatous Thyroiditis (de Quervain)
- Etiology
- Viral Upper Respiratory Infection
- Presentation
- Tender Thyroid
- Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism
- Diagnosis
- Thyroid Function Tests
- Elevated ESR
- Decreased Radioactive Iodine Uptake (RAIU)
- Multinucleated Giant Cells
- Management
- Beta Blockers
- NSAIDs
- Avoid Antithyroid Drugs
2 mins
Subacute Lymphocytic Thyroiditis
- Etiology
- Drugs
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Postpartum Thyroiditis
- Clinical Features
- Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism
- Painless Thyroid
- Diagnosis
- Thyroid Function Tests
- Elevated ESR
- Decreased Radioactive Iodine Uptake (RAIU)
- Lymphocytic Infiltrate
- Treatment
- Beta Blockers
- Levothyroxine
- Avoid Antithyroid Drugs
3 mins
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