Thyroid Maladies - Family Practice Board Review McGraw Hill
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Name drugs that can cause hypothyroidism. | Lithium and Phenytoin (and sometimes Amiodarone)
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Name drugs and can cause hyperthyroidism. | Amiodarone and Peginterferon alpha-2A
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A hot nodule on a thyroid scan is usually… | Functional thyroid nodule and is usually non-malignant. It may cause hyperthyroidism.
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A cold nodule on a thyroid scan is usually… | A nonfunctional thyroid nodule and is either and adenoma or a malignancy.
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What is a tumor marker for thyroid cancer? | Thyroglobulin
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Which thyroid cancer is associated with MEN II? | Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid
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What is the most common thyroid cancer? | Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid
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What is the general treatment of a papillary carcinoma of the thyroid? | 1. After fine needle aspiration and tissue diagnosis is evidence, a
2. CT neck with contrast.
3. Surgery - remove the thyroid gland
4. Radiotherapy w/ iodine 131 for metastatic disease.
5. Suppression of TSH w/ thyroxine - suppress TSH completely.
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