HTHSCI 1DT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Stridor, Propranolol, Adhesive Capsulitis Of Shoulder
26 Dec 2020
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Appear soon after injury and regress spontaneously. Appear months after injury and continue to grow. Revision of scar c closure by direct suturing. Face and scalp for infection or neoplasm. Radionucleotide (tc or i) scan (hot vs. cold) Fnac (can"t distinguish adenoma vs. follicular ca) Thyroid migrates from its origin at the foramen caecum at the base of the tongue. Lies anterior to 3rd-4th tracheal rings in the pretracheal fascia. Leaves behind the thyroglossal cyst which atrophies. Ectopic thyroid tissue can be found anywhere along this descent. Subacute lymphocytic (e. g. post-partum) (multinodular goitre c nodules too small to palpate) Can localised pain due to cyst bleed. Stop 10 days prior to surgery (they vascularity) Check for phaeo pre-op in medullary carcinoma. Laryngoscopy: check vocal cords pre- and post-op. Damage to both obstruction needing tracheostomy. Usually parathyroid dysfunction but may be permanent if parathyroids removed. Rx: propranolol, antithyroid drugs, lugol"s iodine and hydrocortisone sodium succinate.
