Primary thyroid disorders result in alterations of thyroid hormone (TH) levels with secondary feedback effects on pituitary TSH levels

A student asks the healthcare professional to explain the pathophysiologic process of alcoholic cirrhosis. What statement by the professional would not be consistent with complete knowledge about this process?

When a speaker has too many main points, they should consider all of the following except:

Eosinophilic esophagitis is a rare, idiopathic inflammatory disease of the esophagus characterized by esophageal infiltration of eosinophils associated with atopic disease, including asthma and food allergies.  Which of the following is a common symptom of the disease?

A 62-year-old male has undiagnosed hypertension. He presents to his primary care provider reporting impaired vision and chronic edema.  Lab tests reveal that he also has renal insufficiency.  While planning care, the nurse realizes the most likely cause for these findings is:

Loss of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue as occurs in anorexia nervosa results in what? (Select all that apply.)

When considering speech topics, speakers should do which of the following?

Diverticulosis is the inflamed saccular herniations (diverticula) of the mucosa and submucosa through the tunica muscularis of the colon.

A person has hypothyroidism. What chemical does the healthcare professional advise the person to include in the diet?

Between which months of age does sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) most often occur?