KROK 1 2009 – Question 51 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 46-year-old patient suffering from the diffuse toxic goiter underwent resection of the thyroid gland. After the surgery the patient presents with appetite loss, dyspepsia, increased neuromuscular excitement. The body weight remained unchanged. Body temperature is normal. Which of the following has caused such a condition in this patient?
- A. Reduced production of parathormone
- B. Increased production of thyroliberin
- C. Increased production of calcitonin
- D. Reduced production of thyroxin
- E. Increased production of thyroxin
Hint
Ask which small neck structures lie against the thyroid and can be damaged in its surgery, and which blood ion they control, then relate it to neuromuscular excitability.
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