A 61-Year-Old Woman with Nontoxic Nodular Goiter Is Scheduled for a Subtotal

question 14

Multiple Choice

A 61-year-old woman with nontoxic nodular goiter is scheduled for a subtotal thyroidectomy to relieve esophageal obstruction and rule out a malignant nodule.Select the statement that best describes the patient's thyroid dysfunction and cause.

• A) Hypothyroidism resulting from inflammatory impairment of cells that produce hormones
• B) Hyperthyroidism resulting from overproduction of enlarged normal thyroid cells
• C) Hypothyroidism resulting from insufficient hormone production, increasing thyroid tissue proliferation
• D) Hyperthyroidism resulting from malignant spread of mutated hormone-producing tissue

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