A Patient Appears in a Clinic Complaining of Irritability and Chronic

question 51

Multiple Choice

A patient appears in a clinic complaining of irritability and chronic sweatiness. He also has a lump in his neck near his larynx. Blood tests show he has low levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in his plasma. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

• A) primary hypothyroidism
• B) an iodine-insufficient diet
• C) secondary hypothyroidism
• D) hyposecretion of TRH
• E) Graves' disease

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