exam 1 old qs (final study) Flashcards
a patient has the following thyroid profile:
- decreased total T4
- decreased free T4
- positive thyroid peroxidase Ab
- increased TSH
what is the most likely scenario
- idiopathic hyperparathyroidism
- hashimotos- thyroiditis
- normal
- graves
hashimotos thyroiditis
- autoimmune hypothyroidism
- destruction of thyroid gland
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 globuline
what is the most likely diagnosis if:
TSH increase
T4 decreased
hypothyroidism
what is the most likely diagnosis if:
TSH decrease
T4 normal
subclinical hyperthyroidism
what is the most likely diagnosis if:
TSH decrease
T4 increase
hyperthyroidism
what is the most likely diagnosis if:
TSH increase
T4 normal
subclinical hypothyroidism
Once synthesized, the thyroid hormones are stored in what area of the thyroid gland?
- epithelical cell wall of the follicle
- 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 made
- monodeiondination of T4 in peripheral tissue
- monodeiondination of T3 in peripheral tissue
- from T3 in thyroid gland
- from thyroglobulin in thyroid gland
monodeiodination of T4 in peripheral tissue
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
true
the most common cause of hyperthyroidism is
- hashimoto’s
- grave’s
- pituitary tumor
- radiation therapy
grave’s
true or false
an effective way to see if the thyroid galnd is metabolically active is with a nuclear medicine evalutation
true
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
- pragnancy 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
- alphafetoprotein
alpha fetoprotein
HCG is structually 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
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:
- normal MS-AFP level for 16 wk gestation
- possible neural tube defects, including spina bifida
- possible multiple birth
- possible trisomy disorder, including downs
normal for 16wks
which of the following is not quantified in the triple test for down syndrome
- AFP
- 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
0 trisomy abnormalities like down
- normal
- none of the above
neural tube defects
true or false
the major growth factor induced by growth hormone is IGF-2
false
- IGF-1