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Chapter 16. Thyroid & Parathyroid
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The best test to assess the thyroid function status of a patient who does not have known pituitary disease is
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Indications for surgery to correct hyperthyroidism include
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C. Large goiter with low radioiodine uptake
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Follicular thyroid cancer
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A. Is separated from papillary thyroid cancer because it develops from the follicular cells of the thyroid
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B. Is less likely to spread to lymph nodes than is papillary thyroid cancer
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C. Is commonly inoperable because of local invasion and encompassment of surrounding structures
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D. Commonly makes thyroid hormone producing hyperthyroidism
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E. Is best treated with radioiodine therapy, followed by thyroidectomy
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B. Is less likely to spread to lymph nodes than is papillary thyroid cancer
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The differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia includes
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Patient characteristics that would meet current indications for surgery to correct asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism include
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A. Renal insufficiency with a glomerular filtration rate of 72 mL/min
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C. Positive localization tests with concordant ultrasound and sestamibi scans
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D. Osteoporosis with a T-score of –2.8
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E. A serum calcium level of 10.8 mg/dL with an upper limit of normal of 10.3 mg/dL
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D. Osteoporosis with a T-score of -2.8