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What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?
What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?
- Graves' disease (correct)
- Toxic multinodular adenoma
- Thyrotoxic crisis
- Myxedema coma
What is the critically severe form of hyperthyroidism known as?
What is the critically severe form of hyperthyroidism known as?
- Thyroid storm (correct)
- Myxedema coma
- Toxic multinodular adenoma
- Thyroxine crisis
What are the hormones secreted by the thyroid gland?
What are the hormones secreted by the thyroid gland?
- Triiodothyronine (T3), Tetraiodothyronine (T4), and Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
- Tetraiodothyronine (T4), Triiodothyronine (T3), and Calcitonin (correct)
- Thyroxine (T3), Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), and Calcitonin
- Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), Thyroxine (T4), and Triiodothyronine (T3)
What is the ratio of secretion of T4 to T3?
What is the ratio of secretion of T4 to T3?
What are common risk factors for thyrotoxic crisis?
What are common risk factors for thyrotoxic crisis?
Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood out to the rest of the body?
Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood out to the rest of the body?
What is the primary function of the SA node in the heart?
What is the primary function of the SA node in the heart?
What does the ECG P wave indicate?
What does the ECG P wave indicate?
Which type of dysrhythmia is characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atria, leading to ineffective pumping of blood?
Which type of dysrhythmia is characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atria, leading to ineffective pumping of blood?
What is the role of the AV node in the heart's electrical conduction system?
What is the role of the AV node in the heart's electrical conduction system?
Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood to the rest of the body?
Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood to the rest of the body?
What is the role of the AV node in the heart's electrical conduction system?
What is the role of the AV node in the heart's electrical conduction system?
What does a P wave indicate in an ECG?
What does a P wave indicate in an ECG?
What is the function of the heart's 'natural pacemaker', the SA node?
What is the function of the heart's 'natural pacemaker', the SA node?
What is the normal range of heartbeats per minute for a healthy heart?
What is the normal range of heartbeats per minute for a healthy heart?
