I feel so nervous and I sweat

What is NOT a symptom of hyperthyroidism?

Insomnia

Anxiety

Cold intolerance

Increased appetite

True or false. Radioiodine I131 has a half-life of 8 days.

TRUE

FALSE

Which is an effect of thyroid hormones I.e. T3/T4?

Inhibits lipolysis

Up-regulates beta receptors

Decreases peripheral blood flow

Stimulate lipogenesis

Which is a cause of secondary hypothyroidism?

Iodine deficiency

Drug-induced hypothyroidism

Post-partum thyroiditis

Sheehan's syndrome

A thyroid scintigraphy shows a singular hot nodule. What could cause this?

Graves' disease

Thyroid adenoma

Multinodular goitre

De Quervain's thyroiditis

In the synthesis of thyroid hormones, iodine attaches to tyrosine mediated by what enzymes?

Deiodinase

Lysozyme

Peroxidase

Haptocorrin (i.e. R-factor)

The superior thyroid artery is a branch of what artery?

Thyrocervical trunk

External carotid artery

Internal carotid artery

Braciocephalic trunk

What is the most common type of thyroid cancer (benign and malignant)?

Follicular adenoma

Medullary carcinoma

Follicular carcinoma

Papillary carcinoma

A patient with Hashimoto's thyroiditis is at risk of developing what other disease?

Hypocalcemia

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Thyroid cancer

Obesity

In Graves' disease, lid lag is caused by sympathetic overactivity of which muscle?

Orbicularis oris

Levator palpebrae superioris

Levator palpebrae inferioris

Ciliary muscles

Hyperthyroidism with low radioiodine uptake on scintigraphy may suggest?

Struma ovarii tumour

Toxic multinodular goitre

Graves' disease

Subacute thyroiditis

A patient has a thyroidectomy and post-operatively is found to have a low-pitched voice than before. Which nerve has been injured during their surgery?

Recurrent laryngeal nerve

External laryngeal nerve

Internal laryngeal nerve

Inferior laryngeal nerve

The title of Week 17 PBL case is?

Diesel and Dust

Is she ok?

What's wrong with Tim

What happened to me?

The ε-cells in the Islets of Langerhans produce what?

Somatostatin

Pancreatic polypeptide

Ghrelin

Carboxypeptidase

Finish these lyrics: His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy...

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's funghetti

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's bucatini

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's taglierini

What is the title of the next PBL case?

Marion's misfortunes

Mary's misfortunes

Miriam's misfortunes

Maryum's misfortunes

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