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What is the definition of thyrotoxicosis?
What is the definition of thyrotoxicosis?
- Clinical syndrome with decreased free T3 or free T4 and hypoactive peripheral tissues
- Clinical syndrome due to a raised level of endogenous thyroid hormones synthesis and release
- Clinical syndrome with elevated free T3 or free T4 or both and hypermetabolic peripheral tissues (correct)
- Autoimmune disease caused by abnormal thyroid stimulated antibodies
What is the primary cause of Primary toxic goitre (Diffuse Toxic Goitre, Grave’s disease)?
What is the primary cause of Primary toxic goitre (Diffuse Toxic Goitre, Grave’s disease)?
- Raised level of endogenous thyroid hormones synthesis and release
- Hypoactive peripheral tissues
- Autoimmune disease caused by abnormal thyroid stimulated antibodies (correct)
- Hyperthyroidism from a single hyperfunctioning nodule
What characterizes Toxic nodule (Autonomous nodule)?
What characterizes Toxic nodule (Autonomous nodule)?
- Hyperthyroidism from a single hyperfunctioning nodule typically occurs in young patient who notes recent growth of long standing nodule with the symptoms of hyperthyroidism (correct)
- Clinical syndrome with elevated free T3 or free T4 or both and hypermetabolic peripheral tissues
- Autoimmune disease caused by abnormal thyroid stimulated antibodies
- Raised level of endogenous thyroid hormones synthesis and release
What is the definition of Hyperthyroidism?
What is the definition of Hyperthyroidism?
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What is the cause of Secondary thyrotoxicosis (Toxic Nodular Goiter, Plummer’s disease)?
What is the cause of Secondary thyrotoxicosis (Toxic Nodular Goiter, Plummer’s disease)?
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