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pharmtech6.3
Thyroid-Parathyroid
Question | Answer |
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cretinism | thyroid hormone hyposecretion in children where all body functions are retarded |
Paget's disease | skeletal disease affecting older people causing inflammation, thickening and increased size of long bones & deformity of flat bones |
euthyroid | normal thyroid function |
goiter | enlargement of the thyroid gland that may be due to thyroid inflammation, tumors or hypo/hyperfunction of the thyroid |
hypothyroid | cretinism/myxdema; increased weighht gain & decreased energy |
hyperthyroid | aka (thyrotoxicosis); increased basal metabolic rata, increased pulse & increased nervousness |
osteoporosis | decreased bone mass |
tetany | continuous muscle contraction |
Grave's disease | increased thyroid function |
SSKI | saturated solution of potassium iodide |
myxedema | decreased thyroid hormone in adults |
calcium citrate | Citracal (calcium supplement) |
calcitonin (salmon) | Calcimar (hypercalcemia Tx) |
etidronate disodium | Didronel (hypercalcemia Tx) |
dihydrotachysterol (DHT) | Hytakerol (parathyroid) |
potassium iodide | Thyroblock (antithyroid) |
alendronate | Fosamax (osteoporosis) |
calcium acetate | PhosLo (calcium supplement) |
pamidronate | Aredia (hypercalcemia Tx) |
calcitrol | Roscaltrol (parathyroid) |
methimazole | Tapazole (antithyroid) |
levothyroxine (T4) | Synthroid (thyroid replacement) |
dessicated thyroid | Armour Thyroid (thyroid replacement) |