1
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Functional unit of the thyroid, and what do they make?
A
Thyroid Follicular Cells (make thyroglobulin)
2
Q
Types of hypothyroidism
A
Primary - issue with thyroid
Secondary - issue with Pituitary or hypothalamus
3
Q
Most common cause of primary hypothyroidism worldwide
A
Iodine deficiency
4
Q
Most common cause of primary hypothyroidism in US
A
Hashimoto’s
5
Q
Causes of primary hypothyroid
A
Autoimmune
- Hashimoto’s
- Postpartum
- Riedel’s
Iodine deficiency
Infectious
Iatragenic
6
Q
Antibodies produced in Hashimoto’s
A
Anti-Thyroglobulin (“Anti-TG”) antibodies
Anti-Thyroperoxidase (“Anti-TPO”) antibodies
7
Q
Most common cause of infectious hypothyroid
A
Upper respiratory tract infection
PHYSIO / PATHO
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