A Patient Is Diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient is diagnosed with hyperthyroidism.What should the nurse realize as being the most common cause of this disorder?

• A) Graves' disease
• B) Multinodular goiter
• C) Radiation exposure
• D) Excess thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) from the hypothalamus

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