Thyroid Disease Course
🧬Endocrine / Metabolic
⚠️ DRAFT CONTENT — the 16 module lessons below are best-effort drafts at a high-school reading level. Flagged for Dr. Rob’s one-by-one clinical review before this Course is final.
Prepared Patient Course

Build Your Force Field for Thyroid Disease

A 16-module course. Each module opens with a Knowledge Check (your pretest), then Learn It, Live It, and Share It. Take the same check again at the end to see your growth.

Passport

📋 Your Thyroid Disease Health Passport

Notes, questions, trackers, and your care team — saved in your browser.

What happened at your last visit?

Questions to bring to your next visit

What you’re tracking

Record what matters week to week — symptoms, meds, sleep, mood, vital signs.

My Care Team

Pulls from your kindness log — open the Encounter Card to add or rate.

No care team members logged yet.

🌐 FFH Network Trackers

Placeholder — Lucy’s integration. Tracker URLs wire in here.

Modifiable Risk Factor Motivator · coming soon

Your modifiable risk factors, turned into a plan

Dr. Rob is prototyping a Modifiable Risk Factor Motivator widget on Stroke first. When it ships it embeds right here — turning each Thyroid Disease-relevant risk factor into a tracked, evidence-backed action.

Tell Me So I Can Understand

If you ever need to explain your Thyroid Disease in 30 seconds, start here.

“I have thyroid disease — my thyroid gland makes too much or too little hormone, which affects energy, weight, mood, and heart rate. I take a daily medication and get regular blood tests. I wanted you to know because severe thyroid storms (overactive) or myxedema coma (underactive) can be emergencies. Heart racing with confusion, or severe slowness with low temperature — call 911.”

📚Your 16 Course Modules

Click any module to open it. Each opens on the Knowledge Check — that’s your pretest. Taking it unlocks Learn It; reading each tab unlocks the next; finish by retaking the same check to measure your growth.

Learn ItKnowledge & Self-UnderstandingModules 1–5
01🧬Learn It

What Thyroid Disease Is

The thyroid makes too much or too little hormone. Affects every cell.

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02💊Learn It

Why Daily Meds Matter

Replacement (levothyroxine) or suppression (methimazole). Long-term.

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03🚨Learn It

Spot the Red Flags

Thyroid storm vs myxedema coma — both can kill.

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04⚡Learn It

Triggers

Stress, pregnancy, iodine exposure, certain medications (amiodarone, lithium).

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05📖Learn It

Know Your Numbers

TSH, Free T4, sometimes T3, antibodies (TPO, TRAb).

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Live ItDaily Skills & System LiteracyModules 6–13
06💊Live It

Med Timing

Levothyroxine 30-60 min before food/coffee. Consistency matters.

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07🩺Live It

Lab Schedule

Every 6-8 weeks after dose change, then every 6-12 months.

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08🍎Live It

Iodine, Soy, Calcium

All affect absorption. Time them away from your dose.

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09👁️Live It

Graves' Eye Disease

Bulging eyes, dry eyes, vision changes — ophthalmology referral.

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10📋Live It

Make Every Visit Count

Bring symptoms, weight log, period changes, last labs.

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11🤝Live It

Your Care Team

Endocrinologist or PCP, sometimes surgeon, ophthalmologist.

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12📱Live It

Telehealth

Most thyroid management works telehealth.

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13💳Live It

Insurance & Cost

Most generics are cheap. RAI and surgery covered.

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Advocacy & AmbassadorshipModules 14–16
14🎓Share It

Teach & Mentor

Newly diagnosed patients have lots of questions about food and timing.

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15📣Share It

Advocate

Thyroid affects 20 million Americans; underdiagnosed in many groups.

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16🔬Share It

Research & Trials

Better thyroid hormone preparations, immunomodulators for Graves.

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Prepared Patient · Thyroid Disease Module 1 · Learn It

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⚠️ Draft lesson content — pending Dr. Rob’s clinical review.
Pre-Check pending