Description
Welcome to Thyroid Disorders
In this course we will cover all common thyroid disorders that you will face daily in the outpatient setting. Dr. Yuditskaya is board-certified endocrinologist who will discuss these topics using real life case scenarios. In this course you will learn how the patients present, how you are able to diagnose them, and how to treat according to the latest guidelines. By the end of this course, you should be familiar with all the common thyroid abnormalities and cases that you face in your practice on a daily basis.
Videos: 4
Course duration: 2.24 hours ( 2 hours and 24 minutes)
CME: 2.25
Topics Covered:
Symptoms of hypothyroidism
Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid system
Primary vs secondary (central) hypothyroidism
Causes of hypothyroidism
Diagnosis of hypothyroidism
Clinical scenarios in which checking reverse T3 is helpful
Treatment of hypothyroidism
Autoantibodies of Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism
Central hypothyroidism – pituitary workup
Causes of hyperthyroidism
Subacute (painful) thyroiditis
Silent (painless) thyroiditis
Contrast-induced thyrotoxicosis
Graves’ disease
Hyperfunctioning (toxic, hot) thyroid nodule(s)
Diagnosis of hyperthyroidism
–Laboratory
–Imaging
Identifying thyroid storm or impending thyroid storm in the outpatient setting Treatment of subacute or silent thyroiditis
Diagnosis of Graves’ disease
Graves’ autoantibodies
Treatment of Graves’ disease
Wolff-Chaikoff effect
Job-Basedow effect
Graves’ ophthalmopathy/Thyroid eye disease
Evaluation of thyroid nodules
Ultrasound characteristics of thyroid nodules
Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules
Diagnosis of thyroid cancer
Types of thyroid cancer
Treatment of thyroid cancer
Treatment of symptomatic benign thyroid nodules
Management of asymptomatic benign thyroid nodules
Treatment of hyperfunctioning (toxic, hot) thyroid nodules
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