You Are "Shadowing" an Endocrinologist Who Is Examining a Patient

question 5

Multiple Choice

You are "shadowing" an endocrinologist who is examining a patient complaining of weakness,weight loss,and heat intolerance.The doctor points out the patient's obvious exophthalmos and asks for your diagnosis.What would you speculate is the patient's problem?

• A)Hyposecretion of parathyroid hormone
• B)Hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone
• C)Hyposecretion of thyroid hormone
• D)Hypersecretion of thyroid hormone
• E)Hyposecretion of calcitonin

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