About this episode

Avi explores the mechanism of thyroid stimulation in Graves disease due to autoimmune antibodies.

In this neck(st) episode, Avi asks an isthmus-ing question: Why does an autoimmune antibody stimulate the thyroid in Graves disease? Click here for show notes and click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours). Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Resident Giancarlo Buonomo and medical student Millennium Manna are our producers.

People in this episode

Host: Avi

Topics covered

• Graves disease
• autoimmune disease
• thyroid stimulation
• antibodies
• medical education

Keywords

• Graves disease
• thyroid
• autoimmune
• antibodies
• medical education
• health
• fitness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nodderly.com

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