Study Guide For Thyroids and other Endocrines
This is the orginal study guide that has been modified over the years. To cover all your bases I have added a similar guide to your assignment area. There you will find weeks 1 and 2 on what we covered and what I expect you know. If there are any questions please feel free to ask. Our goal is to make sure that you have a clear understanding of what is expected when it comes to learning this course material.
- Compare the iodines and 99mTc and know the associated physiology. Go
- Understand and apply the negative biofeedback loop in thyroid physiology. Go
- Know the different diseases in hyper and hypothyroidism. Go
- Differentiate the different types of thyroid cancer. Which one(s) can be imaged/treated with radioiodine? Go
- Define TSH and Cytomel suppression procedures. Go
- Have a general understanding on how different agents compete with thyroid uptake and scan. Example - How does IV contrast effect 123I uptake? Go
- Apply the ideal uses for 123I, 131I, and 99mTc in thyroid uptake and imaging. Go
- Discuss the methods of evaluation the parathyroid gland Go
- Sestamibi
- Sestamibi and pertechnetate
- 201Tl and pertechnetate
- Normalization
- Evaluate mIBG Go
- Application for Neuroblastoma and Pheochromcytoma
- Compare 123I to 131I-mIBG
- Outline the imaging process
- Therapeutic approach in 131I-mIBG application Go
- Evaluate Octreoscan Go
- Compare somatostatin to pentetreotide
- Identify how Octreotide tags to 111In
- Outline the imaging procedure
- Bexxar and Zevlin
- Understand the sequencing of events for diagnostic and therapeutic application
- Role of cold Moab and the CD20
- Administration of the pharm/radiopharmacy
- Identify when therapy should not be given
- Consider therapeutic applications for thyroid diseases Go
- Hyperthyroidism Go
- Treatment - based on disease
- Formulas
- Thyroid cancer Go
- Liquid vs. pill
- BioAssay
- In patient vs. out patient
- In patient setup/treatment/decontamination
- Calculate and compare the two different types of thyroid uptake equations. Go
- Calculate geometric variation of a beta emitter Go
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