Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

_____ is the most common cause of malignant thyroid nodules

Patients with thyroid nodule(s) should have emergency hospital admission if they experience symptoms of _____

_____ adenoma is the most common type of thyroid adenoma

_____thyroidism can cause menstrual irregularities in women due to raised levels of SHBG (sex hormone-binding globulin)

Histological examination of toxic multinodular goitre will show patches of enlarged _____ cells

_____tension with a wide pulse pressure is associated with hyperthyroidism

_____ hyperthyroidism: • TSH: ↓ • T4/T3: ↔

Toxic adenomas cause _____thyroidism

The goitre associated with toxic multinodular goitre is _____

Hint: consistency

Auscultation of the thyroid in Grave's disease may reveal a _____