Question

A 30 year old woman has eyeballs that bulge (exophthalmos), fatigue, Restlessness and difficulty sleeping, goiter, increased sweating, moodiness, and frequent bowel movements. The diagnosis is

A) Cushing's syndrome
B) Addison's disease
C) Graves' disease
D) Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Answer 1

Graves' disease is characterized by an excess production of thyroxine hormone, causing bulging eyes, fatigue, and other symptoms.

Step-by-step explanation:

The symptoms described are consistent with the diagnosis of Graves' disease.

Graves' disease is a type of hyperthyroidism where the thyroid gland produces an excess amount of the hormone thyroxine. This can result in symptoms such as exophthalmos (bulging eyes), fatigue, restlessness, difficulty sleeping, goiter (swelling of the thyroid gland), increased sweating, moodiness, and frequent bowel movements.

Treatment for Graves' disease may involve medications to regulate hormone levels or radioactive iodine therapy to reduce the activity of the thyroid gland.