Question: Hyperthyroidism is also called

Answer: Grave’s disease or hypermetabolism

Question: Tip to remember Grave’s disease s/s’s

Answer: “Run yourself into the Grave” - everything is up … diarrhea, thin, hot, high BP, high HR, cold tolerance, hot intolerance

Question: Treatment for Grave’s disease

Answer: Radioactive Iodine, PTU (put thyroid under), surgically remove

Question: Total thyroidectomy … totals get

Answer: tetany, need lifelong hormone replacement

Question: After thyroidectomy patients are at risk for

Answer: hypocalcemia, remember hypocalcemia is opposite of the prefix and anything to BP so tetany, parasthesia