E1 Flashcards
A patient has the following thyroid profile: decreased total T4, decreased Free T4, positive thyroid peroxidase antibody, increased TSH. What is the most like scenario?
- Idiopathic hyperthyroiditis
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- A normal thyroid
- Grave’s disease
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
The primary serum test to screen for thyroid disease is:
-TSH
-FT4
-Reverse T3
-Total T4
TSH
What is the major carrier protein of the thyroid hormones in the blood?
- Albumin
- Thyroxine binding pre-albumin
- Thyroxine binding globulin
- Thyroglobulin
Thyroxine binding globulin
What is the diagnosis for TSH increased, T4 decrease?
Hypothyroidism
What is the diagnosis for TSH decreased, T4 normal?
Subclinical hypothyroidism
What is the diagnosis for TSH decreased, T4 increased?
Hyperthyroidism
What is the diagnosis for TSH increased, T4 normal?
Subclinical hypothyroidism
Once synthesized, the thyroid hormones are stored in what areas of the thyroid gland?
- Epithelial cell wall of the follicule
- Lumina of the follicle
- Isthus of the thyroid gland
- Extracellular space of the thyroid gland
Lumina of the follicle
How is the majority of reverse T3 (rT3) made?
- Monodeiondination of T4 in peripheral tissues
- Monodeiondination of T3 in peripheral tissues
- From T3 in the thyroid gland
- From thyroglobulin in the thyroid gland
Monodeiondination of T4 in peripheral tissues
True or False: The parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland secrete calcitonin.
True
True or False: T3 and T4 are more physiologically active than FT3 and FT4.
False
The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is:
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Grave’s disease
- Pituitary tumor
- Radiation therapy
Grave’s disease
True or False: An effective way to see if the thyroid gland is metabolically active is with a nuclear medicine evaluation.
True
True or False: The most common critical problem encountered with pre-term delivery is Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
True
Acetylcholinesterase is not diagnostic for:
- Anencephaly
- Trisomy 21
- Open spina bifida
- Abdominal wall defects
Trisomy 21
Which test is a valuable first trimester screening test?
- Pregnancy associated plasma protein A
- Fetal fibronectin
- Maternal alpha fetoprotein
- Multiples of median
Pregnancy associated plasma protein A
What is produced by the embryonic yolk sac and also the fetal liver?
- Inhibin A
- Acetylcholinesterase
- Unconjugated estriol
- Alpha fetoprotein
Alpha fetoprotein
HCG is structurally similar to which hormone?
- TSH
- FT4
- Cortisol
- ACTH
TSH
Which of the following increases during pregnancy:
- Protein catabolism
- Plasma volume
- Calcium
- Iron
Plasma volume
A cluster of cells once implantation occurs is called a:
- Zygote
- Embryo
- Blastocyte
- Fetus
Embryo
During pregnancy, the second trimester, hCG levels ________.
- Increase
- Decrease
- Return to pre-pregnancy levels
- Decrease
Decrease
A laboratory measures maternal serum AFP (MS-AFP) at 16-18 weeks gestation as a screen for fetal disorders. The 16 week MS-AFP median is 32 mg/L and a 37 year old woman has a MS-AFP level of 34 mg/L. This result is consistent with:
- A normal MS-AFP level for 16 week gestation
- Possible neural tube defects, including spina bifida
- Possible multiple birth
- Possible trisomy disorder, including Down Syndrome
A normal MS-AFP level for 16 week gestation
Which of the following is not quantified in the triple test for Down Syndrome?
- Alpha-1 fetoprotein
- Unconjugated estriol
- Progesterone
- hCG
Progesterone
A pregnant patient presents to her OB/GYN in the first trimester of pregnancy with abnormal ultrasound readings, normal hCG, and AFP values of 8 MoM (normal is <2 MoM). Based on this evidence, what is most likely manifesting in the fetus?
- Neural tube defects
- Trisomy abnormalities like Down Syndrome
- This is a normal pregnancy
- Non of the above
Neural tube defects
True or False: The major growth factor induced by Growth Hormone is IGF-2
False