Commonly confused

Graves disease vs Hashimoto thyroiditis

The tell

Graves antibodies stimulate the TSH receptor: hyperthyroid, low TSH, bulging eyes. Hashimoto antibodies destroy the gland: hypothyroid, high TSH. Both autoimmune, opposite directions.

Pairs like this are where exam points go missing — the concepts are fine, the labels swap. Retrieval fixes it faster than rereading: the daily quiz mixes confusable pairs into every set.

Today’s daily quiz All confusable pairs