All of the Following Findings Would Be Useful in the Diagnosis

question 22

Multiple Choice

All of the following findings would be useful in the diagnosis of Graves' disease EXCEPT:

• A) presence of antibodies to thyroid-stimulating hormone receptors
• B) hyperthyroidism
• C) symptoms of nervousness and weight loss
• D) increase in allergic IgE

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Definitions:

\(4e^x\)

An exponential function where the base is Euler's number (e) multiplied by 4, and \(x\) is the exponent.

Simplify

The process of altering an expression to make it easier to understand or work with, often by reducing it to its simplest form.

Simplify

The process of reducing an expression to its simplest form, making it easier to understand or solve.

\(8^x\cdot 8^{x-1}\)

An expression that can be simplified to \(8^{2x-1}\) using the properties of exponents.