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A 27 year old woman with anxiety and weight loss has tachycardia, tremor and mild proptosis. What single mechanism accounts for her weight loss?

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A 27 year old woman with anxiety and weight loss has tachycardia, tremor and mild proptosis.

What single mechanism accounts for her weight loss?

  1. Deficiency in thyroid hormone
  2. Increased level of calcitonin
  3. Increased metabolic rate
  4. Insulin resistance
  5. Reduced caloric intake
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waelhammad
2022-10-30
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The key is C. Increased metabolic rate. [The given features are of thyrotoxicosis in which increased

metabolism causes loss of patients weight].

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