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All of the following are anxiety rating scales:  GAD7, Hamilton Axiety Rating Scale, and Zung self-rating Anxiety scale.

A 38-year-old woman presents to your outpatient psychiatric clinic with a 4-month history of depressed mood, anhedonia, poor concentration, low energy, and hypersomnia. She reports sleeping 10-12 hours per night but never feeling rested. Her PHQ-9 score is 18 (moderately severe depression). She denies suicidal ideation. Her BMI is 34 kg/m². During the assessment, her husband, who accompanied her, volunteers that she snores loudly every night and he has noticed she stops breathing repeatedly during sleep, which frightens him. The patient confirms daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale score of 16/24) and reports frequent morning headaches. She has no prior psychiatric history and medical history is significant only for hypertension managed with lisinopril 10 mg daily. She has not seen her primary care physician in over a year.  You suspect she may have undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) contributing to her depressive symptoms.   Which of the following is the MOST appropriate initial approach? 

Write down 4 symptoms of hypothyroidism mentioned in your textbook.

The lobes of the thyroid gland are connected by the ___________.

_____________ is often solitary and slow growing unless hemorrhage occurs that could cause sudden and painful enlargement.

Write down 4 symptoms of hyperthyroidism mentioned in your textbook.

The most common type of thyroid cancer is _____________ carcinoma.

Medullary carcinoma accounts for 5% of thyroid cancers.

Write the meaning of each root, prefix, or suffix. (2 points each)Root, Prefix, or Suffix:micro

Write a word that is derived from the given root, prefix, or suffix. Spelling will count! (1 point each)Root, Prefix, or Suffix:ject