Thyroid disease (main)

Background

Spectrum of Thyroid Disease

Thyroid physiology: Hypothalamus (top) releases TRH; causing pituitary gland (second from top) to release TSH; causing thyroid gland (third from top) to make T3 and T4; inhibition loops also shown.

• Myxedema coma << hypothyroidism < euthyroid > hyperthyroidism >> thyroid storm

Evaluation

See Also

• Thyroid Storm
• Hyperthyroidism
• Myxedema Coma
• Hypothyroidism

References

• Sharma AN, Levy DL; Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders; in Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al (eds): Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, ed 8. St. Louis, Mosby, Inc., 2014, (Ch) 128: p 1676-1693.
• Agus, MSD: Chapter 86 – Endocrine Emergencies, in Fleisher & Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric EM, 6th Ed., Lippincott Williams & Williams, 2010, p. 779-780