Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

_____ adenoma is the most common type of thyroid adenoma

TSH is _____ during the thyrotoxic phase of de Quervain's thyroiditis

Hint: ↑/↔/↓

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

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

Tachycardia is associated with _____thyroidism

Radioactive iodine uptake is _____ in Graves disease

Hint: Increased/Reduced

What is the likely diagnosis of multiple hot nodules found on thyroid scintigraphy? _____

What are the _____ causes of thyroid nodules? • Multinodular goitre • Thyroid adenoma • Hashimoto's thyroiditis • Cysts

Hint: Benign/Malignant

_____ intolerance is a feature of hyperthyroidism caused by increased metabolism

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