Book contents
- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy Complications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note from the Editor-in-Chief
- Normal Laboratory Values (Conventional Units) []
- Section 1 Antepartum (Early Pregnancy)
- Section 2 Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
- Section 3 Antepartum (Late Pregnancy)
- Section 4 Antepartum (Medical Complications)
- Case 32 A 35-Year-Old Presents at 25 Weeks’ Gestation with Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Testing
- Case 33 A 25-Year-Old Presents at 35 Weeks’ Gestation with Hypertension, Proteinuria, and Seizure
- Case 34 A 25-Year-Old at 32 Weeks’ Gestation with Hypertension and Right Upper Quadrant Pain
- Case 35 A 35-Year-Old Presents at 8 Weeks’ Gestation with Tremor and Exophthalmos
- Case 36 A 23-Year-Old Primigravida at 8 Weeks’ Gestation with Fatigue, Constipation, and Cold Intolerance
- Case 37 A 25-Year-Old with Elevated Hemoglobin A2 on Initial Prenatal Labs
- Case 38 A 30-Year-Old at 10 Weeks’ Gestation with a New Positive HIV Test
- Section 5 Antepartum (Infectious Complications)
- Section 6 Intrapartum/Delivery
- Section 7 Postpartum
- Section 8 Fetal Complications
- Section 9 Placental Complications
- Section 10 Complications of the Cord, Amnion, and Gravid Uterus
- Section 11 Psychosocial Considerations
- Index
- References
Case 35 - A 35-Year-Old Presents at 8 Weeks’ Gestation with Tremor and Exophthalmos
from Section 4 - Antepartum (Medical Complications)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 April 2025
- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy Complications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note from the Editor-in-Chief
- Normal Laboratory Values (Conventional Units) []
- Section 1 Antepartum (Early Pregnancy)
- Section 2 Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
- Section 3 Antepartum (Late Pregnancy)
- Section 4 Antepartum (Medical Complications)
- Case 32 A 35-Year-Old Presents at 25 Weeks’ Gestation with Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Testing
- Case 33 A 25-Year-Old Presents at 35 Weeks’ Gestation with Hypertension, Proteinuria, and Seizure
- Case 34 A 25-Year-Old at 32 Weeks’ Gestation with Hypertension and Right Upper Quadrant Pain
- Case 35 A 35-Year-Old Presents at 8 Weeks’ Gestation with Tremor and Exophthalmos
- Case 36 A 23-Year-Old Primigravida at 8 Weeks’ Gestation with Fatigue, Constipation, and Cold Intolerance
- Case 37 A 25-Year-Old with Elevated Hemoglobin A2 on Initial Prenatal Labs
- Case 38 A 30-Year-Old at 10 Weeks’ Gestation with a New Positive HIV Test
- Section 5 Antepartum (Infectious Complications)
- Section 6 Intrapartum/Delivery
- Section 7 Postpartum
- Section 8 Fetal Complications
- Section 9 Placental Complications
- Section 10 Complications of the Cord, Amnion, and Gravid Uterus
- Section 11 Psychosocial Considerations
- Index
- References
Summary
Hyperthyroidism occurs in 0.2–0.7% of pregnancies with the large majority due to Graves’ disease. Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition where TSH-receptor antibodies stimulate the thyroid gland, leading to increased thyroid hormone and decreased TSH via negative feedback loop. Screening for thyroid disease is indicated in pregnant persons with personal or family history of thyroid disease, history of type 1 diabetes, or clinical features suspicious for thyroid disease. Hyperthyroidism in pregnancy is diagnosed by a low TSH and a high T4 or T3, based on trimester-specific and population-based reference ranges. Treatment is traditionally with PTU given in the first trimester to reduce risk of embryopathy and methimazole in the second and third trimester to reduce the risk of hepatotoxicity, but variation in practice exists. Thyroid hormone, not TSH, should be monitored every 2 to 4 weeks with the goal to keep T4 or T3 slightly above or within the high-normal reference range. While rare, thyroid storm is a potentially life-threatening condition requiring immediate recognition and management in a tertiary care setting.
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- Pregnancy ComplicationsA Case-Based Approach, pp. 106 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025