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| Dose of levothyroxine in adults and elderly |
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| 100-125mcg QD in adults 50-100 in elderly |
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| How do you assess for steady state? |
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| TSH and T4 levels. T3 is too short acting to be measures |
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| What is the halflife of Levothyroxine? |
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| What is the DOC for supressing thyroid nodules, diffuse goiter and some cancers? |
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| Why should levothyroxine be taken on an empty stomach and without digestion altering drugs |
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| Drugs like PPIs and food can alter absorption. |
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| What drugs effects can be increased by Levothyroxine |
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| Why is Leothyronin (T3) rarely used |
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| Its rare to need just T3. It also can't be measured bc T3 It doesn’t make t4 |
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| What is the name of the fixed ratio mixture of T4 and T3 |
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| What is the name of the Synthetic form of TRH called |
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| What is the name of synthetic TSH given IV |
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| What is the treatment for Thyroid storm |
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Thiorea drugs are
Who must avoid thiourea drugs |
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PTU (DOC in pregnancy) and Methimazole
sulfa allergies |
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| Rash, hepatotoxicity, agranulocyotisis |
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| Which thiorea drug has longer half life |
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| Methimazole is longer, so its taken QD.PTU is 75 min, so its taken TID |
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| What is the category and Half life of RAI 131 |
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| Hypothyroidism, metallic taste, Nausea, Swollen Salivary Glands |
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| Beta blockers and CCB can be used to treat the symptoms of what? |
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| Hyperthyroidism (Tachycardia, HTN) |
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| What is the test for Adrenal Insufficiency |
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| Adrenal Corticotropin Hormone (ACTH) given via injection and then levels are measured to check for reuptake. |
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