Thyroid
Of the following, which will MOST likely interfere with quantitation of thyroglobulin?
Antithyroglobulin autoantibodies
The thyroid gland:
Depends on TPO to permit iodination of the tersely residues to make MIT and DIT
A 65 y/o women presents with fatigue, hypothermia, pericardial effusions, and hair loss. Her thyroid function tests show a significantly elevated TSH and a low free T4. All of the following lab test abnormalities may be associated with her underlying condition except:
Elevated WBC
A 34 y/o women presents with goiter, tachycardia, and weight loss of 2 months duration. TSH is undetectable and free T4 is high. All of the following test are useful in diagnosing the cause of the hyperthyroidism EXCEPT:
FNA biopsy of the thyroid gland
A 26 y/o man presents with a 3cm, right lobe, thyroid nodule and a normal TSH. What is the next test that should be performed?
FNA of the nodule
All of the following thyroid hormones, which is considered the most biologically active:
Free T3
All of the following abnormalities might be expected in a severely ill patient except:
Low rT3
All of the following statements about iodine are true except:
Radioactive iodine treatment of Graves disease is effective in less than 40% of patients treated with this agent
The primary serum test to screen for thyroid disease is:
TSH
The thyroid gland produces all of the following except:
TSH
Hypothyroidism is generally associated with all of the following except:
TSH receptor antibodies
The following are treatment options for hyperthyroidism associated with Graves disease except:
Thyroid hormone
The fetus:
is dependent on thyroid hormone for normal neurologic development