Complications of radioactive iodine treatment

    • [DOC File]THYROITIS - UMF IASI 2015

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      IATROGENIC: interpheron, increased iodine intake, external radiotherapy may also produce autoimmune thyroiditis by interfering with immune system.

    • [DOC File]Radioiodine Refractory Thyroid Cancer: Definition and ...

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      These patients could be managed as iodine-refractory patients, or if desired, treated with RAI to destroy the thyroid.. TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY THYROID CANCER-ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE (Table 1) Once 131I treatment is terminated, L-thyroxine treatment is maintained to suppress TSH secretion and focal treatment of metastases is performed whenever needed.

    • [DOC File]CARDIOLOGY

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      Treatment Option #2: The second treatment option is the use of radioactive iodine. Iodine is the primary component of thyroid hormone, and it is concentrated in the thyroid gland. Radioactive iodine can destroy abnormal thyroid cells, and this is an extremely effective treatment that cures the hyperthyroidism quickly.

    • [DOC File]Lecture 2 -- Fluids & Electrolytes, Acids & Bases, and ...

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      Treatments: beta blockers: (reduce catecholamine receptor activation), anti-thyroid medications, radioactive iodine treatment (goes straight to thyroid because it’s the only place we use iodine), surgery . Hypothyroidism . Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: autoimmune disease that attacks thyroid proteins, Type IV hypersensitivity

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      No complications or sequelae – after recovery 0 With complications or sequelae Rate for complication or impairment ... prior radioactive iodine therapy for hyperthyroidism, thyroidectomy, or less commonly, X-ray treatment to the neck, iodine excess or deficiency, congenital disorders and drug side effects. ... X-ray treatment to the neck ...

    • [DOCX File]Langford Vets

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      The radioactive iodine injection is usually given on a Thursday or Friday, under a light sedation. Following this your cat is hospitalised in a special radioiodine ward, and looked after by the medicine team nurses, with visits from the primary vet in charge of your cat’s care as required.

    • [DOCX File]Hyperthyroidism - Wellness Practices of America

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      Radioactive iodine-131 is a common and effective treatment for hyperthyroidism. Because your thyroid gland collects iodine to make thyroid hormone, it will collect the radioactive iodine in the same way. The radioactive iodine will gradually destroy the cells that make up the thyroid gland but will not affect other tissues in the body.

    • [DOCX File]Hypothyroidism - Wellness Practices of America

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      Most newborns in the United States are screened for hypothyroidism, and early treatment can prevent these complications. Surgical Removal of the Thyroid: Part or all of the thyroid gland may be surgically removed as a treatment for: ... Radioactive iodine, a common treatment for hyperthyroidism, gradually destroys the cells of the thyroid ...

    • [DOCX File]Purpose of Application

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      With treatment, thyroid cancer generally has a good prognosis. However, patients with locally advanced or distant metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer, who fail to respond to radioactive iodine, have a median survival of only 2.5 to 3.5 years, and a risk of significant symptoms and complications relating to neck disease and lung metastases.

    • [DOC File]CHAPTER 19

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      The treatment of choice is ingestion of the radioactive iodine, which is picked up by the thyroid tissue and then destroys the tissue. This treatment avoids surgery, anesthesia, and hospitalization. Surgical removal is reserved for clients with symptoms too severe for treatment with radioactive iodine or nodules suspicious for malignancy.

    • [DOC File]Journal of Cancer

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      Of the 304 patients with thyroid cancer, 118 (38.8%) received radioactive iodine treatment within 2 to 3 months after surgery. TG levels under TSH inhibition were determined 6 months after surgery for 239 thyroid cancer patients who underwent total thyroidectomy, indicating TG < 1 ng/ml in 148 (61.9%) patients.

    • [DOC File]www.crestviewvet.com

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      Treatment using a radioactive form of iodine (known as “radioiodine treatment”) or surgical removal of the thyroid gland (known as “thyroidectomy”) require inpatient treatment and monitoring. Rare cases of congestive heart failure require emergency, inpatient intensive care. Activity. No alterations recommended. Diet

    • [DOC File]Josephine Carlos-Raboca MD

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      She underwent radioactive iodine treatment on January 30, 2008 with 100 mci of . I- 131 to ablate remaining thyroid tissue. Post treatment whole body scan did not show any metastasis of the thyroid cancer. At present she is on thyroid hormone suppression and would still need monitoring of the thyroid cancer.

    • [DOC File]Chapter 12

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      It may occur in patients submitted to thyroidectomy or radioactive iodine treatment while hyperthyroid, or as a consequence of infections in unteated hyperthyroid patients. Treatment consists of antithyroid drug treatmnt, rest, sedation, fluid and electrolyte replacement, cardio-supportive therapy, oxygen therapy, antibiotics, cooling.

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