Thyroid pathology
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- [...] is a disease which results from having autoimmune Ig acting as a TSH receptor agonist.
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- Graves' thyroiditis is a disease which results from having autoimmune Ig acting as a [...] receptor [...]nist.
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- A deficiency in TRH is a [...]° deficiency of the thyroid axis.
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- A deficiency in TSH is a [...]° deficiency of the thyroid axis.
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- A deficiency in T3/T4 is a [...]° deficiency of the thyroid axis.
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- A person with low T4 and high TSH is hyp[...]thyroid.
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- A person with low T4 and low TSH is hyp[...]thyroid.
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- A person with high T4 and low TSH is hyp[...]thyroid.
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- A person with high T4 and normal/high TSH is hyp[...]thyroid.
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- A person with 1° hypothyroidism has [...] T4 and [...] TSH.
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- A person with thyrotoxicosis has [...] T4 and [...] TSH.
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- A person with TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma has [...] T4 and [...] TSH.
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- What disease does a TSH-producing tumour cause?
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- During which 4 periods of life is the thyroid non-pathologically enlarged?
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- Hashimoto's thyroiditis affects [...]% of the population.
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- [...] is a disease which results from autoimmune Ig against thyroglobulin or thyroid peroxidase.
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- Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a disease which results from autoimmune Ig against [...] or [...].
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- [...] is a disease which results from the failure of delivery of thyroid hormone to the foetus.
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- Cretinism results from the failure of delivery of [...] hormone to the foetus.
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- What is the level of iodine which leads to a non-toxic goitre?
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- Which 2 drugs are used to treat hypothyroidism?
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- A [...] is a substance that suppresses the function of the thyroid by interfering with iodine uptake.
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- How does a goitrogen interfere with the function of the thyroid?
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- How is iodine deficiency treated?
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- How long does it take for a person taking antithyroid drugs to become euthyroid?
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- How long is treatment of Graves' disease with antithyroid drugs maintained?
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- Name 2 antithyroid drugs.
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- What is a side effect of antithyroid drugs?
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- Why are β-blockers used to treat hyperthyroidism?
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- What is used to treat hyperthyroidism by radiation?
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- What is the half-life of radioiodine?
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- A [...] is a rare complication of hyperthyroidism which can result in death.
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- Is hyperthyroidism more common in men or women?
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- What does the severity of dysthyroid eye disease correlate with?
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- Is Hashimoto's thyroiditis autoimmune?
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- Plummer's disease results from a nutritional [...] deficiency.
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- What is the sequence of events which leads from iodine deficiency to hyperthyroidism (3)?
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- How long is treatment of Plummer's disease with antithyroid drugs maintained?
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- What are the 3 indications for the use of radioiodine to treat hyperthyroidism?
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- Are thyroid cancer cells usually well-differentiated?
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- [...] is the initial phase of Hashimoto's thyroditis which presents with hyperthyroidism.
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- Which cytokine has been shown to induce bystander activation of autoimmune thyroid disease?
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- What are the main hormones involved in growth in childhood (2)?
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- What is the most common site for ectopic thyroid tissue?
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- T4 is converted into T3 by [enzyme].
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- The [...] effect is the drop of T3/T4 levels due to an inhibition of the iodide pump by excessive levels of iodide.
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- Hashimoto's thyroiditis is associated with HLA-[...].
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- What kind of goitre does Hashimoto's thyroiditis generally present with?
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- What is the cause of death in a thyroid storm?
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