Lesson 15 - Glucocorticoids, thyroid drugs

Activities in the lesson

1. Thyroid disorders:


Group 1: hypothyroidism: clinical manifestations, treatment, MOA, and AE of drugs

Group 2: hyperthyroidism: clinical manifestations, treatment, MOA, and AE of drugs

Group 3: myxedema: etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, treatment

Group 4: thyrotoxic crisis: etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, treatment


2. Case reports:

End of case studies:

3. Glucocorticoids

4. Side effects of glucocorticoids


  • write the side effects of GC- see pictures: 

What is the prevention of side effects before starting the GC-therapy?

How to stop the treatment of glucocorticoids? What are the risks?