Department - City Assays
Assessment for thyroid disease
1. What are the steps involved in the synthesis of thyroid hormones?
2. What are the effects of thyroid hormones on metabolism?
3. What is the name given to the control mechanism where thyroxin controls its own release?
4. What are the common clinical features of hyperthyroidism?
5. What are the broad categories of treatment for a patient with hyperthyroidism?
6. What are the common clinical signs of hypothyroidism?
7. How do you treat a patient with hypothyroidism?
8. Which one of the following may cause hyperthyroidism?
a) Graves disease
b) Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
c) Thyroidectomy
d) Carbimazole
e) Cushing’s disease
9. The most common cause of primary hypothyroidism is:
a) Graves disease
b) Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
c) Pituitary apoplexy
d) Thyroid hormone replacement
e) Cushing’s disease
10. Patients with hypothyroidism may have a TSH that is above the reference range
a) True
b) False
11. Which of the following methods can be used to treat hyperthyroidism? (select all that apply)
a) Carbimazole
b) Thyroxine
c) Surgery
d) Insulin
e) Radioiodine
12. Which of the following proteins is the main plasma binding protein for thyroid hormones?
a) Transferrin
b) Thyroxine binding pre-albumin
c) Thyroxine binding globulin
d) Caeruloplasmin
e) Fibrinogen
13. Which of the following is a symptom of hypothyroidism?
a) Heat intolerance
b) Weight loss
c) Cold intolerance
d) Palpitations
e) Increased bowel frequency
14. What is the most likely cause of the results below, obtained on a 25 year old medical secretary who is on 100 µg of thyroxine per day (reference ranges are given in brackets)?
TSH: 7.7 mU/L (0.2-3.5)
Free T4: 25 pmol/L (9-23)
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