Endocrine Flashcards
1
Q
Which thyroiditis typically occurs in women after a viral infection of the respiratory tract?
A
de Quervain’s thyroiditis.
2
Q
Graves disease would show what result on a radionuclide thyroid test?
A
Markedly increased iodine uptake.
3
Q
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune hypothyroidism in which there is depletion of which cells?
A
Thryocytes.
- Hashimoto’s is hyper at first.
4
Q
What is Riedel’s thyroiditis?
A
Extensive fibrosis of the thyroid gland.
- Fixed, hard mass clinically mimicking a carcinoma.
