KROK 1 2020 – Question 64 · 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. Somatostatin
- C. Aldosterone
- D. Triiodothyronine
- E. Glucagon
Hint
Ask which hormone governs the basal rate of energy expenditure across most tissues, and consider the state produced when it is in excess.
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