Laura Santos, a 32-year-old patient at Kingstown Medical Clinic, is seeing Dr. Santos for the first time since her last wellness visit last year. Sarah, the clinical medical assistant, takes Laura's vital signs and measures her weight and height. Laura has gained 25 pounds since her last visit, and complains of fatigue every day. Laura tells the medical assistant that she often feels drowsy, her nails have become brittle, and she's very sensitive to cold temperature. Sarah documents this information in the patient's medical record and kindly tells the patient that Dr. Santos will be with her momentarily.
Based on Laura's symptoms, you would suspect ______ to be the physician's diagnosis.
A. hyperthyroidism
B. hyperparathyrodisim
C. hypothyroidism
D. Conn's syndrome
