superficial structures Flashcards

1
Q

Thyroid adenomas may display this appearance on colour doppler

A

spoke and wheel

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2
Q

true or false: the hypoechoic halo around a thyroid nodule may be a benign or malignant finding

A

true (m/c means benign)

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3
Q

another form of hyperthyroidism

A

thyroidtoxicosis

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4
Q

Grave’s disease is? (Hyper or hypothyroid)

A

HYPERthyroid

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5
Q

what is more common, hyperthryoidism or hypothyroidism

A

HYPOthryroidism

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6
Q

m/c form of hypothyroid is

A

hashimotos thyroiditis

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7
Q

m/c form of throid cancer

A

papillary carcinoma

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8
Q

are hyperechoic thyroid nodules consider suspicious for magignancy or benign

A

benign

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9
Q

what is the measurement considered a micro calc in a thyroid nodule? <1mm, <2mm, <3mm

A

<3mm

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10
Q

what sono feature is most specific for thyroid malignancy?

A

microcalcifications

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11
Q

hypercalcemia is associated with what?

A

hyper parathyroidism

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12
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symptoms of hyperparathyroidism

A

nervousness, weight loss, exophthalmos, tremers, heat intolerance, increased heart rate

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13
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symptoms of hypoparathyroidism

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weight gain, lethargy, skin dryness, cold, muscle cramps, slow metabolism, slow heart rate

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14
Q

thyroid inferno is associated with which form of thyroidism?

A

grave’s disease

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15
Q

which zone of the prostate is affected by BPH?

A

transitional zone

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16
Q

the seminal vesicles’ function

A

store sperm

17
Q

the prostate’s function

A

produces ejaculatory fluid

18
Q

which zone of prostate is m/c for prostate cancer

A

perispheral

19
Q

prostate volume in older men that’s considered enlarged?

A

> 40 cc

20
Q

m/c form of scrotal cancer

A

seminoma (germ cell) - has normal AFP