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Which of the following cardiac effects may be related to increased sensitivity to catecholamines or to changes in neurotransmitter turnover in patients with Graves disease?
Which of the following cardiac effects may be related to increased sensitivity to catecholamines or to changes in neurotransmitter turnover in patients with Graves disease?
- Increased pulse pressure and palpitations (correct)
- Arrhythmias and decreased cardiac output
- Sinus tachycardia and arrhythmias
- Decreased cardiac output and palpitations
What may occur if hyperthyroidism is severe and untreated in patients with Graves disease?
What may occur if hyperthyroidism is severe and untreated in patients with Graves disease?
- Myocardial hypertrophy and heart failure (correct)
- Sinus tachycardia and arrhythmias
- Decreased cardiac output and palpitations
- Increased pulse pressure and palpitations
What is a sign of greatly increased blood flow through the thyroid gland in advanced cases of Graves disease?
What is a sign of greatly increased blood flow through the thyroid gland in advanced cases of Graves disease?
- Enlarged and pulsating thyroid gland
- Soft and pulsating thyroid gland (correct)
- Enlarged and non-pulsating thyroid gland
- Firm and non-pulsating thyroid gland
What may be heard over the thyroid arteries in patients with Graves disease?
What may be heard over the thyroid arteries in patients with Graves disease?
What may women with Graves disease experience in terms of menstruation changes?
What may women with Graves disease experience in terms of menstruation changes?
What may occur with the release of excessive amounts of thyroid hormone as a result of inflammation after irradiation of the thyroid or destruction of thyroid tissue by tumor?
What may occur with the release of excessive amounts of thyroid hormone as a result of inflammation after irradiation of the thyroid or destruction of thyroid tissue by tumor?
What may long-standing use of thyroid hormone in the absence of close monitoring result in, particularly in women?
What may long-standing use of thyroid hormone in the absence of close monitoring result in, particularly in women?
How is the diagnosis of Graves disease made in advanced cases?
How is the diagnosis of Graves disease made in advanced cases?
What may the course of Graves disease be characterized by?
What may the course of Graves disease be characterized by?
What may occur if the untreated person with Graves disease becomes emaciated, intensely nervous, delirious, and eventually the heart fails?
What may occur if the untreated person with Graves disease becomes emaciated, intensely nervous, delirious, and eventually the heart fails?
What may be a cause of symptoms of hyperthyroidism in patients with Graves disease?
What may be a cause of symptoms of hyperthyroidism in patients with Graves disease?
Hyperthyroidism is primarily a disorder of:
Hyperthyroidism is primarily a disorder of:
Which autoimmune disorder is a common cause of hyperthyroidism?
Which autoimmune disorder is a common cause of hyperthyroidism?
During which decades of life is the onset of Graves disease most common?
During which decades of life is the onset of Graves disease most common?
What is the female to male ratio for the prevalence of Graves disease?
What is the female to male ratio for the prevalence of Graves disease?
Which of the following is not a common cause of hyperthyroidism?
Which of the following is not a common cause of hyperthyroidism?
What is the effect of hyperthyroidism on the metabolic rate?
What is the effect of hyperthyroidism on the metabolic rate?
Which symptom is not typically associated with hyperthyroidism?
Which symptom is not typically associated with hyperthyroidism?
Which of the following is a psychological symptom of hyperthyroidism?
Which of the following is a psychological symptom of hyperthyroidism?
What is a common physical manifestation of hyperthyroidism?
What is a common physical manifestation of hyperthyroidism?
Which of the following is not a typical clinical manifestation of hyperthyroidism?
Which of the following is not a typical clinical manifestation of hyperthyroidism?
Which factor has not been conclusively linked to the onset of Graves disease?
Which factor has not been conclusively linked to the onset of Graves disease?
