Question

Increased blood pressure and heart rate, deposition of fats in eye sockets and weight loss are found in ..............

• A. Addison’s disease
• B. Grave’s disease
• C. Bleeder’s disease
• D. Cushing’s disease

Hint:

Grave’s disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism, resulting in weight loss, increased heart rate, and eye socket changes.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding Grave’s disease.
Grave’s disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid, leading to symptoms like increased blood pressure, heart rate, weight loss, and fat deposition around the eyes.
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) Addison’s disease: Incorrect. Addison's disease is characterized by adrenal insufficiency, which leads to fatigue, weight loss, and skin darkening, not the symptoms described.
(B) Grave’s disease: Correct. Grave’s disease leads to hyperthyroidism and the symptoms described in the question.
(C) Bleeder’s disease: Incorrect. Bleeder's disease, or hemophilia, is a clotting disorder and does not cause the symptoms mentioned.
(D) Cushing’s disease: Incorrect. Cushing’s disease leads to symptoms like weight gain, not weight loss or fat deposition in the eye sockets.
Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (B) Grave’s disease, as it is associated with the symptoms described in the question.