| 1.) |
What additional history do you need in this patient? |
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| 2.) |
What pertinent physical findings may be present? |
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| 3.) |
In a patient who is hyperthyroid, what are the possible causes? |
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| 4.) |
What diagnostic workup should you do? |
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| 5.) |
What are three ways that hyperthyroidism may be treated? |
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| 6.) |
What is the preferred treatment for Graves' disease? |
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| 7.) |
What are the surgical indications in Graves' disease? |
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| 8.) |
What is the preferred treatment for Plummers disease or a toxic nodule? |
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| 9.) |
How do you prepare a hyperthyroid patient for surgery? |
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| 10.) |
Why is preoperative control of the thyrotoxic state important? |
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