Discover the Causes of Diffuse Thyroid Disease
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Which condition is characterized by an enlarged, tender thyroid and may be caused by a viral infection?

  • Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (correct)
  • Acute suppurative thyroiditis
  • Chronic thyroiditis
  • Graves disease
  • What is the primary manifestation of Graves disease?

  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Ophthalmopathy
  • Dermopathy
  • All of the above (correct)
  • Which condition is characterized by an enlarged, diffusely echogenic gland?

  • Acute suppurative thyroiditis
  • Graves disease
  • Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis
  • Chronic thyroiditis (correct)
  • What is the cause of Graves disease?

    <p>Autoimmune process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition is more common in females in their 20's and 30's?

    <p>Graves disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of acute suppurative thyroiditis?

    <p>Bacterial infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition is characterized by a hypervascular pattern known as the 'thyroid inferno'?

    <p>Graves disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of subacute granulomatous thyroiditis?

    <p>Viral infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition is characterized by exophthalmos and thickened skin?

    <p>Graves disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition is characterized by a small, diffusely echogenic gland?

    <p>Chronic thyroiditis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes diffuse thyroid disease?

    <p>Disease that involves the majority or the entirety of the gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe enlargement of the thyroid gland?

    <p>Goiter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT one of the three most common causes for diffuse enlargement of the thyroid gland in the West?

    <p>Simple goiter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In areas with a lack of dietary iodine, what type of goiter is commonly seen?

    <p>Simple goiter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe a goiter in a patient who is hyperthyroid?

    <p>Toxic goiter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe a goiter in a patient who is euthyroid or hypothyroid?

    <p>Non-toxic goiter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe diffuse enlargement of the thyroid gland due to the development of hyperplastic adenomatous nodules?

    <p>Multinodular goiter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common cause of thyroiditis?

    <p>Hashimoto’s thyroiditis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the sonographic findings of acute thyroiditis?

    <p>Painless, diffusely enlarged gland with a heterogeneous, coarser echo texture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe small nodules (1-6 mm) seen in the thyroid gland?

    <p>Micronodulations</p> Signup and view all the answers

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