You are "shadowing" an endocrinologist who is examining a patient complaining of weakness,weight loss,and heat intolerance.The doctor points out the patient's obvious exophthalmos and asks for your diagnosis.What would you speculate is the patient's problem?
A)Hyposecretion of parathyroid hormone
B)Hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone
C)Hyposecretion of thyroid hormone
D)Hypersecretion of thyroid hormone
E)Hyposecretion of calcitonin

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The symptoms of weakness, weight loss, and heat intolerance, along with the presence of exophthalmos (protruding eyes), suggest hyperthyroidism, which is caused by the excessive secretion of thyroid hormone. Options A, B, and E are all related to the parathyroid gland or calcitonin, which are not likely to be involved in the patient's symptoms. Option C, hyposecretion of thyroid hormone, would not account for the patient's symptoms of weight loss and heat intolerance.

You Are "Shadowing" an Endocrinologist Who Is Examining a Patient