Pathology EMQ

Name: Hannah Travers

Candidate number:

Theme: Thyroid

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Grave’s Disease	I	Carbimazole
B	Hashimoto’s disease	J	Thyroxine
C	Subacute Thyroiditis	K	Thyroid Storm
D	Thyroglobulin	L	Post partum Thyroiditits
E	Differentiated Thyroid Cancer	M	Radiotherapy
F	Amiodarone	N	Medullary Thyroid Cancer
G	Drug induced Hypothyroidism	O	Toxic Nodular Goitre
H	Atrophic Hypothyroidism	P	Hormone Replacement Therapy

 

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. Type 1 Diabetic female age 24 presents to her GP feeling acutely unwell with a swelling in the neck, and weight loss, Blood tests reveal a low TSH and high T4

 

2. A new mother presents with agitation, intolerance to heat and weight loss her T4 is raised and a technecium scan of her thyroid reveals low uptake

 

3. A raised thyroglobulin post thyroidectomy

 

4. 64 year old female presents with a smooth goitre. Blood tests reveal a high TSH and high titre of autoantibodies

 

5. 65 year old male with a history of SVT, presents with lethargy, weight gain and depression

 

 

ANSWERS

1. A

2. L

3. E

4. B

5. G