SDMS CME Credit – Thyroid Ultrasonography Screening of a Cohort of Male University Students

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Authors: Mahmoud S. Babiker, PhD, Fathelrehman A. Alamin, MD, Mohammed Almteri, BSc, Abdullah Alradaddi, BSc, and Waleed Alharbi, BSc

Category: Abdominal [AB]

Credit: 0.75 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article, you should be able to:

• • Describe the role of ultrasonography in thyroid gland screening.

• • Identify sonographic characteristics associated with a normal thyroid gland and those associated with thyroid pathology.

• • Discuss the prevalence of thyroid nodules and thyroiditis as detected by ultrasound screening.

1. According to the article, what percentage of participants had abnormal findings documented?

2. B. 4.8%

3. C. 1.6%

4. D. 3.2%

According to Figure 4, what percentage of participants showed a homogeneous thyroid echo pattern?

A. 95.2%

B. 4.2%

C. 3.2%

D. 1.6%

Which of the following ultrasound characteristics is associated with a normal screening result according to the article?

A. Heterogenous echo pattern

B. The presence of a nodule

C. Homogeneous echo pattern

D. Intrathyroidal hypervascularity

Why were females excluded from the study sample population?

A. Females have a decreased incidence of asymptomatic thyroid disorders.

B. Not enough females were able to tolerate the ultrasound exam.

C. Females typically have thyroid glands that are larger than males.

D. Not enough females volunteered for the study.

According to the study in the article, what was the correlation between thyroid length and body mass index (BMI)?

A. No significant relationship was found between thyroid length and BMI.

B. Increased BMI was associated with a significant decrease in thyroid length.

C. Increased BMI was associated with a significant increase in thyroid length.

D. Decreased BMI was associated with a significant decrease in thyroid length.

Which classification term best describes the nodule featured in Image A of Figure 3?

A. Cystic

B. Solid

C. Mixed echogenicity

D. Spongiform

What testing method is used to assess malignant potential when a thyroid nodule is detected on ultrasound?

A. Computed tomography (CT)

B. The thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test

C. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

D. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA)