KROK 1 2019 – Question 75 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 40-year-old woman on examination presents with intensified basal metabolic rate. What hormone present in excess leads to such condition?
- A. Thyrocalcitonin
- B. Aldosterone
- C. Triiodothyronine
- D. Somatostatin
- E. Glucagon
Hint
Ask which circulating hormone raises oxygen consumption and heat production in almost all tissues, as opposed to acting on a single metabolic substrate.
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