Question 2 (part 2) · LEK · Diseases of the larynx and neck
The damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve as one of the causes of hoarseness may result from:
1) acute epiglottitis.
2) hypothyroidism.
3) gout.
4) lung cancers.
5) akromegalies.
The correct answer is:
2) hypothyroidism.
3) gout.
4) lung cancers.
5) akromegalies.
The correct answer is:
- A. all of the above.
- B. 2,3,4,5.
- C. 4,5.
- D. only 4.
- E. 2,3,4.
Hint
Trace the course of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve around the aortic arch and through the mediastinum, and ask which condition can reach it.
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