A Patient Is Hypothyroid

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Essay

A patient is hypothyroid. Explain how you could use TSH levels to determine if the patient's problem is with her thyroid gland (primary hypothyroidism)or her hypothalamus (secondary hypothyroidism). Why would only primary hypothyroidism result in goiter?

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The part of a company's earnings that is not distributed as dividends to its shareholders but is instead reinvested or saved.

Dividend Cut

A reduction in the dividend amount paid by a corporation to its shareholders, often due to financial difficulties or the need to conserve cash.

Bird in the Hand Theory

A theory that suggests investors prefer the certainty of dividend payments to the possibility of much higher future capital gains.

Dividend Distribution

The method by which a corporation's earnings are distributed among its shareholders in the form of dividends.