Medical Conditions and their Causes Quiz

Causes of Various Medical Conditions

• Cervical lymph node enlargement can be caused by infection, metastatic tumours, lymphoma or sarcoidosis.
• Malignant metastatic deposits are the most common cause of cervical lymphadenopathy in adults.
• Lymphoma is the most common ‘haematological’ malignancy affecting the lymphatic system.
• Cystic hygroma is a congenital collection of lymphatic sacs that may occur on its own or as part of a genetic syndrome.
• Pharyngeal pouch occurs due to uncoordinated swallowing, leading to a diverticulum of the pharynx.
• Sialolithiasis accounts for about 50% of disease affecting the salivary glands, and most tumours of the salivary glands are benign.
• Eye signs of thyrotoxicosis include lid retraction, exophthalmos, ophthalmoplegia, and chemosis.
• Hyperplastic and multinodular goitre can be caused by iodine deficiency, physiological demand, goitrogens, defects in thyroid hormone synthesis pathway or genetic mutations.
• Thyrotoxicosis (overproduction of thyroid hormones) can be caused by Graves’ disease, toxic multinodular goitre, toxic solitary adenoma, iodine-induced, or TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma.
• Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition that occurs in all age groups and causes unregulated overproduction of thyroid hormone.
• Thyroid hormones T3 and T4 increase the metabolic rate of all cells, increase the sensitivity of ß-adrenergic receptors, and stimulate all cells to grow.
• Hypercalcaemia can be caused by endocrine disorders, malignancy, infections, drugs, or other rare tumours.

Causes of Various Medical Conditions

• Cervical lymph node enlargement can be caused by infection, metastatic tumours, lymphoma or sarcoidosis.
• Malignant metastatic deposits are the most common cause of cervical lymphadenopathy in adults.
• Lymphoma is the most common ‘haematological’ malignancy affecting the lymphatic system.
• Cystic hygroma is a congenital collection of lymphatic sacs that may occur on its own or as part of a genetic syndrome.
• Pharyngeal pouch occurs due to uncoordinated swallowing, leading to a diverticulum of the pharynx.
• Sialolithiasis accounts for about 50% of disease affecting the salivary glands, and most tumours of the salivary glands are benign.
• Eye signs of thyrotoxicosis include lid retraction, exophthalmos, ophthalmoplegia, and chemosis.
• Hyperplastic and multinodular goitre can be caused by iodine deficiency, physiological demand, goitrogens, defects in thyroid hormone synthesis pathway or genetic mutations.
• Thyrotoxicosis (overproduction of thyroid hormones) can be caused by Graves’ disease, toxic multinodular goitre, toxic solitary adenoma, iodine-induced, or TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma.
• Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition that occurs in all age groups and causes unregulated overproduction of thyroid hormone.
• Thyroid hormones T3 and T4 increase the metabolic rate of all cells, increase the sensitivity of ß-adrenergic receptors, and stimulate all cells to grow.
• Hypercalcaemia can be caused by endocrine disorders, malignancy, infections, drugs, or other rare tumours.

Causes of Various Medical Conditions

• Cervical lymph node enlargement can be caused by infection, metastatic tumours, lymphoma or sarcoidosis.
• Malignant metastatic deposits are the most common cause of cervical lymphadenopathy in adults.
• Lymphoma is the most common ‘haematological’ malignancy affecting the lymphatic system.
• Cystic hygroma is a congenital collection of lymphatic sacs that may occur on its own or as part of a genetic syndrome.
• Pharyngeal pouch occurs due to uncoordinated swallowing, leading to a diverticulum of the pharynx.
• Sialolithiasis accounts for about 50% of disease affecting the salivary glands, and most tumours of the salivary glands are benign.
• Eye signs of thyrotoxicosis include lid retraction, exophthalmos, ophthalmoplegia, and chemosis.
• Hyperplastic and multinodular goitre can be caused by iodine deficiency, physiological demand, goitrogens, defects in thyroid hormone synthesis pathway or genetic mutations.
• Thyrotoxicosis (overproduction of thyroid hormones) can be caused by Graves’ disease, toxic multinodular goitre, toxic solitary adenoma, iodine-induced, or TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma.
• Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition that occurs in all age groups and causes unregulated overproduction of thyroid hormone.
• Thyroid hormones T3 and T4 increase the metabolic rate of all cells, increase the sensitivity of ß-adrenergic receptors, and stimulate all cells to grow.
• Hypercalcaemia can be caused by endocrine disorders, malignancy, infections, drugs, or other rare tumours.