A radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) test may also be done to find problems with how the thyroid gland works, such as hyperthyroidism. For more information, see the medical test Radioactive Iodine Uptake Test. Another type of thyroid scan, a whole-body thyroid scan, may be done for people who have had thyroid cancer that has been treated. The whole-body scan can check to see if cancer has spread to other areas of the body.
There are 435 seats in the House. In the 113th Congress, there were 233 Republicans, 200 Democrats and two vacancies at the beginning of the term. There are 100 seats in the Senate. In the 113th Congress, there were 53 Democrats, 45 Republicans and two independents at the beginning of the term.
All told, term limits will make a total of 271 state legislators in 24 chambers ineligible to run in 2018, according to an analysis by Ballotpedia. Like state legislatures as a whole, the affected chambers are tilted strongly toward the GOP. Republicans control 19 of the 24 chambers where term limits will have an impact. This year, it's really lopsided -- far more than we've seen in the past, says Charles Aull, Ballotpedia's state legislative project director. Republicans have about twice as many term-limited legislators as Democrats do..