Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules

Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules
Powerpoint presentation by: Eric Oliver

Objectives

* Discuss Common Causes of Thyroid Nodules
* Highlight Application of Imaging Studies in Evaluation of the Thyroid Nodule

The Thyroid Nodule
Causes of Thyroid Nodularity
Case 1
Low TSH
Radionuclide Scanning
Scintigraphy
Cold Nodules
Scintigraphy
Hot Nodules
Limitations of Scintigraphy

Case 2
Ultrasonography
Normal Right Thyroid Lobe
Goiter
Incidentalomas
Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
FNAB Limitations
Ultrasound Guided FNAB

Case 3
Take Home Points
References

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Hypothyroidism - Signs and Symptoms

Hypothyroidism - Signs and Symptoms
Powerpoint presentation by: Donald L. Gordon, MD

Hypothyroid Face
Faces of Clinical Hypothyroidism
Graves' Disease
Clinical Characteristics of Goiter in Graves’ Disease
Clinical Characteristics of Exophthalmos
Clinical Differentiation of Lid Retraction from Proptosis
Lid Lag in Thyrotoxicosis
Clinical Characteristics of Localized Myxedema
Graves’ Disease - Localized Myxedema
Thyroid Acropachy
HCG-mediated thyrotoxicosis
Integumentary System in Thyrotoxicosis
Onycholysis of Thyrotoxicosis
Cardiorespiratory System in Thyrotoxicosis
Gastrointestinal System in Thyrotoxicosis
Gynecomastia and Thyrotoxicosis
Neuromuscular System in Thyrotoxicosis
Hyperactive Deep Tendon Reflexes in Thyrotoxicosis
Frequency of Neuromuscular Disorders
Associated with Thyrotoxicosis
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis
Embryology of the Thyroid Gland
Lingual Thyroid (failure of descent)
Disorders In Patients Who Received Head and/or Neck Radiation
Differential Diagnosis of a Painful Thyroid

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The Thyroid Gland

The Thyroid Gland
Powerpoint presentation by: Felix E. Grissom, Ph.D
Howard University

Thyroid Gland: Hormones and Iodine Metabolism
Thyroid Hormone:Transport
Thyroxine and its precursors: Activity
Thyroid Hormone Feedback Regulation
Regulation by Energy Intake/Adipose Stores
T3 & T4 Control Pathways & Diseases from Malfunction
Thyroid Gland Summary


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