Thyroid Disorders
Self-Study Examination
Instructions: After studying the text answer the following true/false or multiple choice questions. Remember, there's only one answer to each question.
a) At the end of the first trimester b) Eight weeks after conception c) When an ultrasound is done at five months gestation d) In a seventeen day embryo
a) True b) False
a) Subacute b) Diffuse c) Benign d) Nodular
a) 1, 2, and 4 b) 1 and 4 c) 2, 3, and 5 d) 3 and 5 e) 3 only
a) 20, calcium b) 50, phosphorous c) 80, iodine d) 60, hydrogen
a) Thyrotoxicosis b) Hyperthyroidism c) Euthyroidism d) Hypothyroidism
a) Pituitary gland b) Parathyroids c) Thyroid d) Adrenal glands
a) Hypothyroidism b) Thyroid cancer c) Goiter d) Thyrotoxicosis
a) Grave's disease b) Cancer c) Goiter d) Hashimoto's disease
a) Thyroid cancer b) Grave's disease c) Myxedema coma d) Hashimoto's disease
a) Thyroid cancer b) Hashimoto's thyroiditis c) Thyroid nodules d) Hypothyroidism
a) 1, 3, and 5 b) 2, 4, and 5 c) 1 and 4 d) 2 and 3
a) Thyroiditis b) Iatrogenic hypothyroidism c) Secondary hypothyroidism
a) Along the east coast b) Near the Gulf of Mexico c) In the Great Lakes Region d) On the Aleutian Islands
a) Weight gain b) Cold intolerance c) Depression d) Skin changes e) Fatigue and sleepiness
a) Hyperthyroidism b) Thyrotoxicosis
a) Diplopia b) Hyperdefecation c) Clubbing of the fingers d) Rapid, forceful heartbeat e) Muscle weakness
a) 1, 2, and 3 b) 3, 4, and 5 c) 1, 2, and 5 d) 1 and 4
a) A male over 50 years of age b) A woman over 30 years of age c) Anyone with a parent who has the disease d) A postpartum female
a) Hypertension b) Coronary artery disease c) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease d) Anemia
a) Thyroidectomy b) Thyroid ablation c) Oral medication d) Radioactive iodine therapy
a) Euthyroid b) Hypothyroid c) Thyrotoxic
a) Cyst b) Autonomous toxic nodule c) Complex cyst d) Colloid nodule
a) Benign b) Malignant c) Indeterminate
a) Anaplastic b) Follicular c) Papillary
a) 1 and 4 b) 1 and 5 c) 3 and 4 d) 2 and 3 e) 3 and 5
a) Short half-life b) Long half-life c) Poor absorption with antacids d) Peak and valley effects
a) Prevent a thyroid storm b) Decrease blood flow to the thyroid gland c) Increase the clotting factors d) Maintain a therapeutic level of iodine in the body
a) Beta-blockers and iodine b) Lithium and potassium c) Vitamin D and calcium d) Synthyroid and hormones
a) 1 and 2 b) 1 and 4 c) 2 only d) 3 and 4 e) 4 only
a) Elevated HCG, decreased TSH and edema b) Gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia c) Numbness in the extremities, fatigue, and proteinuria d) Fluid retention, premature labor, and seizures
a) Six weeks to six months b) One year c) Six to nine months d) Two months
a) Osteoclasts, osteoblasts b) Osteoblasts, osteoclasts
a) Pendred syndrome b) A hypoplastic thyroid c) Athyreotic d) Thyroid dyshormonogenesis
a) Follicular b) Papillary c) Medullary
a) 18.5-24.9 b) 25-29.9 c) 30-34.9 d) 35-39.9
a) Grave's disease b) An ectopic thyroid c) Subclinical hyperthyroidism d) Apathetic hyperthyroidism
a) Develops it later in life b) Is born with it c) Will be asymptomatic d) Has thyroid nodules
a) Thyroid cancer and bone cancer b) Lung cancer and oral cancer c) Leukemia and breast cancer d) Colon cancer and ovarian/prostate cancer
a) Insoluble fiber b) Soluble fiber
a) 1, 2, and 5 b) 3 and 4 c) 2 and 5 d) 1, 2, and 4 e) 3 only
a) Become very hungry b) Secrete large amounts of insulin c) Are hyperactive d) Have absorbed most of the carbohydrates
a) Lower b) Higher
a) The specialist standard of care b) The reasonable standard of care c) State-of-the-art standard of care
a) Capacity and competency b) Voluntariness c) Disclosure
a) Nonmaleficence b) Beneficence c) Justice
a) Dry eyes b) Double vision c) Bloodshot and red eyes d) Lid retraction
a) Swelling around and behind the eye b) Sensitivity to light c) Grittiness d) Excessive watering of the eyes
a) Take steroids to decrease swelling and inflammation b) Begin diuretics to remove excess fluid c) Use artificial tears during the day d) Have external beam radiation
a) Smoking b) Focusing on television and computer display screens too long c) Dry air from furnaces and air conditioning d) Wind, sun and pollution e) Contact lens
a) Anhedonia b) A flat affect c) Unipolar depression d) A low mood
a) 120/80 b) 140/85 c) 150/90
a) Peripheral vascular disease and arrhythmia b) Slow pulse and peripheral edema c) Hypertension and irregular heart rhythm d) A very fast pulse and heart palpitations
a) Central b) Obstructive
a) 1, 2, and 3 b) 1 and 5 c) 3 and 4 d) 4 and 5 e) 2, 3, and 4