Thyroid

Question 1

antibodies present in Grave’s disease?

Answer 1

Anti-TPO antibody - 70-80%
Anti-thyroglobulin antibody - 30-50%
TSH receptor antibody (stimulating) - 70-100%

Question 2

what are cafe au lait macules present in?

Answer 2

neurofibromatosis type 1

also lisch nodules - iris freckling
freckling - axillary

Question 3

tumours in men type 1?

Answer 3

pituitary adenoma
parathyroid tumour
entero-pancreatic NETs

Question 4

tumours in men type 2?

Answer 4

medullary thyroid cancer
phaeochromocytoma
parathyroid tumours