Exam 1 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 hyperthyroidism
Hashimotos’s thyroiditis
A normal thyroid
Grave’s disease
Hashimotos’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
Match the test results with the likely diagnosis.
TSH increased, T4 decreased Hyperthyroidism
TSH decreased, T4 normal Hyperthyroidism
TSH decreased, T4 increased Subclinical hypothyroidism
TSH increased, T4 normal Hypothyroidism
TSH increased, T4 decreased Hyperthyroidism
TSH decreased, T4 normal Subclinical hypothyroidism
TSH decreased, T4 increased Hyperthyroidism
TSH increased, T4 normal Subclinical hypothyroidism
Once synthesized, the thyroid hormones are stored in what area 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
The parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland secrete calcitonin.
True
False
True
T3 and T4 are more physiologically active than FT3 and FT4.
True
False
False
The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is:
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Grave’s disease
Pituitary tumor
Radiation therapy
Grave’s disease
An effective way to see if the thyroid gland is metabolically active is with a nuclear medicine evaluation.
True
False
True
The most common critical problem encountered with pre-term delivery is Respiratory Distress Syndrome
True
False
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, in the second trimester, hCG levels ______.
Increase
Return to pre-pregnancy levels
Decrease
Decrease