Hypothyroidism resident survival guide

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

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Causes

Primary hypothyroidim					Congenital hypothyroidism	Central hypothyroidism ( secondary and tertiary )
Auto immune	Drug induced	Iatrogenic	Transient Hypothyroidism	Infiltrative disorders		Genetic causes	Iatrogenic	Tumors	Vascular	Infiltrative	Infectious	Miscellaneous
Hashimotos thyroiditis Atrophic thyroiditis	Thionamides Lithium Amiodarone Iodine containing contrast agents Interferon - alfa Tyrosine kinase inhibitor	Subtotal or Total thyroidectomy Radioiodine therapy External radiation of neck Iodine deficiency	.Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis Postpartum thyroiditis Painless (silent, lymphocytic) thyroiditis	Amyloidosis Sarcoidosis Hemochromatosis Scleroderma Cystinosis Reidel's thyroiditis( fibrous thyroiditis )	Thyroid dysgenesis Thyroid agenesis Thyroid dyshormonogenesis	TRH deficiency Isolated CeH Inactive TSH Inactive TRH receptor	Post pituitary surgery Post external radiation Drugs : GH therapy, Glucocorticoids, RXR agonists, Salicylates, Dopamine	Pituitary macro adenoma Craniopharyngioma Meningioma Glioma Rathke cleft cyst Metastatic	Hemorrhage: Pituitary apoplexy, Subarachnoid hemorrhage Ischemic: Postpartum pituitary necrosis Aneurysm	Hemochromatosis Histiocytosis Sarcoidosis	Syphilis Bacterial abscess Tuberculosis Toxoplasmosis	Transient: over replacement of T4 in primary hypothyroidism, Sick euthyroid state Trauma: head injury

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Diagnosis

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Treatment

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Do's

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Don'ts

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