KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 90 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 43-year-old female complains of weight loss, hyperhidrosis, low-grade fever, increased irritability. She has been found to have hyperfunction of the sympathetic-adrenal system and basal metabolism. These disorders can be caused by hypersecretion of the following hormone:
- A. Insulin
- B. Somatotropin
- C. Aldosterone
- D. Corticotropin
- E. Thyroxine
Hint
Think about which hormone raises the basal metabolic rate and makes tissues more sensitive to catecholamines.
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