Mock Endocrinology Module 3

A 45 year old female presents feeling unwell with weight loss, throat pains and palpitations. These symptoms have developed over the last two weeks and she has lost approximately 3kg in weight. There is no other past medical history of note. She is a smoker of 10 cigarettes per day and drinks approximately 10 units of alcohol weekly. She is employed as a cleaner. Of note in her family history is a maternal grandmother who receives treatment for an underactive thyroid.

On examination she has a temperature of 37.5oC, a fine tremor of the outstretched hands, a pulse of 98 beats per minute regular and a blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg. She has evidence of lid lag but no exophthalmos. Examination of her neck reveals a tender goitre but no palpable lymphadenopathy. No bruit is audible over the goitre. Auscultation of the heart and lungs are both normal and no masses are palpable on abdominal examination.

Investigations reveal

Full Blood Count Normal
ESR 88 mm/hr
Urea and Electrolytes Normal
Calcium 2.32 mmol/l (2.2 – 2.6)
Free T4 45.4 nmol/l (10-23)
TSH 0.05 mu/l (0.5-5)
Anti Thyroid peroxidase antibody- undetectable.
Anti-thyroglobulin antibodies- low normal

What is the most likely diagnosis?

DeQuervain's (subacute) thyroiditis

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Graves' Disease

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Hashimoto's thyrotoxicosis

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Papillary Thyroid cancer

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Riedel's thyroiditis

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Which of the following is not true regarding Fibroblast Growth Factor 23(FGF 23)/Phosphatonin?

Action is dependent on parathyroid hormone

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Regulates phosphate homeostasis

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Decreases expression of renal tubular sodium-phosphate transporter(NPT2a)

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Decreases serum 1,25(OH)2D3

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Serum levels rise in response to a rise in serum phosphate

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Which of the following is not an appropriate physiological response to high serum phosphate?

Decreased serum PTH

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Increased serum FGF-23

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Decreased synthesis of 1,25(OH)2D3

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Reduced expression of sodium phosphate co transporter(NPT2a)

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Inhibition of 1 alpha hydroxylase enzyme activity

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A 25 year old nurse is brought to the emergency department by a friend who has discovered her with altered mental state.

She is found to have hypoglycemia but does not have a history of diabetes mellitus.

Lab findings:

Blood glucose 1.7mmol/l
serum insulin high
serum C peptide low

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Exogenous insulin overdose

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Sulphonylurea overdose

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Insulinoma

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Addison's disease

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Undiagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus

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A 60-year-old male presents with central weight gain, hypertension, and diabetes. He has a history of asthma treated with inhaled corticosteroids. He drinks two standard drinks of alcohol/day. On examination he has central obesity, thin skin, and proximal muscle weakness.

The following test results are obtained:

24 hour urinary free cortisol is 1400 nmol/day [ 11 – 110 nmol/l]
0900 plasma adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) is 15 pmol/L [3 -20 pmol/L]
80 percent reduction in plasma cortisol with high dose dexamethasone suppression test.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pituitary is normal

Which of the following is the most likely cause of this man’s presentation?

Cushing's disease

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Exogenous glucocorticoid administration.

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Pseudo-Cushing's syndrome

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Ectopic Cushing's syndrome

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Cortisol producing adrenal adenoma

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Which of the following gene mutation is the most common cause of monogenic diabetes?

HNF-1 alpha

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HNF-4 alpha

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Glucokinase

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IPF-1

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HNF-1b

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Which of the following type of monogenic diabetes is most sensitive to sulphonylurea?

HNF-1 alpha

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HNF-4 alpha

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Glucokinase

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IPF-1

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HNF-1 beta

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The thyroid technetium scintiscan shown above demonstrates globally reduced/absent tracer uptake. This pattern is unlikely to be seen in which of the following conditions?

Graves disease

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Subacute thyroiditis

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Thyroxine therapy

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Amiodarone therapy

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Postpartum thyroiditis

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A 40-year-old man presents with weight loss, heat intolerance and tremor. On examination he has a small non-tender diffuse goiter and is clinically thyrotoxic.

The following results are obtained:

Free T4 36 pmol/L [10-23]
Free T3 12.5 pmol/L [2.8-6.8]
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is suppressed.
anti-microsomal antibodies 1:1600 [<1:400]

A technetium scan is as shown below.

What is the most likely diagnosis?

silent thyroiditis.

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Graves' disease.

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toxic multinodular goiter

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subacute thyroiditis.

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Hashimoto's thyroiditis

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An 82-year-old woman presents with a swelling in the neck which has been present for two years and has recently increased in size. There are no other symptoms.

The patient is clinically euthyroid and has a regular pulse of 80/minute. A firm, non-tender 4 cm nodule is palpable in the upper portion of the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The left lobe is slightly enlarged. There is no lymphadenopathy. The heart, chest and abdomen are normal.

Serum free thyroxine (free T4) is 23 pmol/L [10-19] and thyroidstimulating hormone (TSH) is 0.02 mU/L [0.30-4.30].

The technetium-labelled thyroid isotope scan is shown below.

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Toxic multinodular goitre.

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Painless thyroiditis.

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Thyroid cyst.

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Hyperfunctioning (toxic) adenoma.

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Thyroid carcinoma.

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An 18-year-old woman with type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus is at most risk of developing which of the following conditions?

Hashimoto's thyroiditis

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Addison's disease.

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Pernicious anaemia

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Primary ovarian failure.

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

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A 30-year-old woman presents with a 4 cm solitary thyroid nodule.

What is the most appropriate initial investigation to do?

Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).

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Fine needle aspiration biopsy.

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Thyroid ultrasound.

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Technetium scan.

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Serum calcitonin.

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Which of the following instructions should be provided to a patient taking alendronate for the treatment of osteoporosis to maximize its efficacy and minimize potential gastrointestinal side effects?

Take alendronate first thing in the morning, before eating or drinking anything else, including other medicines

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Take alendronate last thing before bedtime.

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Take alendronate at bedtime or while lying in bed.

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Take alendronate with mineral water, tea, coffee, milk or juice.

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Lie down for at least 30 minutes after taking Alendronate.

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The following intervention are all helpful in preventing renal impairment associated with Zoledronic acid, except:

Concurrent use of diuretic.

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Measuring Creatinine clearance before each dose.

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Avoid in patients with a creatinine clearance < 35 mL/min.

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Monitoring renal function in at-risk patients.

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Provide adequate hydration prior to administering zoledronic acid.

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Which of the following best describes the mechanism of action of the thiazolidinediones?

Increased insulin sensitivity.

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Increased insulin synthesis.

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Stimulation of beta cell proliferation.

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Stimulation of conversion of pro-insulin to C peptide.

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Stimulation of insulin secretion.

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A patient on alendronate for osteoporosis complains of hip pain.

What is the next step in management?

Request Hip x-rays to rule out fracture

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Provide pain relief with NSAIDs

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Reassurance

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Refer for physiotherapy

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Immediate referral to an orthopaedic surgeon

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A 36-year-old woman has been receiving olanzapine 15 mg/day for treatment of chronic schizophrenia for the last 12 months. She has been amenorrhoeic for six months and complains of weight gain of over 15 kg in that time. She has previously had a normal menstrual cycle. A pregnancy test is negative.

What is the most likely cause of the amenorrhea?

Hyperprolactinaemia.

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Weight gain

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An eating disorder

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Amphetamine abuse

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Premature menopause

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What is most important reason for measuring thyroid stimulating antibodies in the third trimester of pregnancy in a woman with Graves disease?

Predict risk of neonatal thyrotoxicosis

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Allow withdrawal of anti-thyroid medication

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Detect foetal goitre

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Guide dose adjustment of anti-thyroid medication.

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Predict risk of flare of thyrotoxicosis post-partum.

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What is the most significant risk of using Propylthiouracil in pregnancy?

Hepatotoxicity

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Renal failure

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Heart failure

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Rash

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Seizure

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A 70-year-old man presents with lethargy, dizziness and reduced libido. Examination reveals reduced facial and body hair, bilaterally small firm testes, 10 ml each in volume, and a postural drop in his blood pressure from 130/80 mmHg to 100/60 mmHg. Magnetic resonance imaging of his pituitary shows a macro adenoma.

A deficiency of which pituitary hormone is most likely to explain his reduced libido?

Luteinising hormone (LH).

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).

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Prolactin.

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Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).

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Growth hormone (GH).

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Which of the following conditions is NOT associated with increased levels of Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)?

Hyperthyroidism

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Hypothyroidism

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Hepatic cirrhosis

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Arorexia nervosa

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Pregnancy

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A 40 year old patient presents with a thyroid nodule that has been increasing in size over the last month or so.Thyroid function tests are essentially normal with a positive anti-TPO antibody (other antibodies negative).

An USS is performed on the thyroid gland which reveals a >2cm heterogenous mass with otherwise normal thyroid tissue surrounding it.

What is the most appropriate management strategy?

Fine Needle Aspiration

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Repeat USS in 6 months

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Thyroid hormone replacement

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CT neck

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Tc99 uptake scan

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Acromegaly is associated with which of the following malignancies?

Bowel cancer

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Breast cancer

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Testicular cancer

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Head and neck cancer

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Bladder cancer

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A patient with panhypopituitarism is treated with thyroxine, testosterone injections, prednisone and desmopressin.

That following medication is likely to precipitate an Addisonian crisis:

Rifampicin

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Dexamethasone

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Hydrochlorothiazide

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Entecavir

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Eplerenone.

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What is the most likely consequence of subclinical hypothyroidism?

Progression to overt hypothyroidism

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Adverse cardiac endpoints

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Systemic hypothyroid symptoms

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Affects quality of life

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Neuropsychiatric symptoms

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A patient presents with TSH of > 4.5 but normal T4 levels .

When should you repeat the test?

6 months

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3 months

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2 months

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4 months

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5 months

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A female patient is considering pregnancy . She was initially found to have TSH >4.5 but normal T4.

A repeat test in 3 months show a similar result.

What is the most appropriate next step in management?

Start treatment with thyroxine

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Repeat test in 3 months

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Repeat test in 6 months

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Ignore the test result

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Repeat test in 1 month.

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A patient presents to the ED with symptoms of heart failure and AF is found to have TSH of <0.45 .

What is the most appropriate next step in management?

Check Free T4 and T3 levels and treat if elevated.

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Repeat test with TSH, Free T4, T3 in 1 month.Treat if T4 or T3 are elevated.

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Repeat test with TSH, Free T4 and T3 in 3 months.Treat if T4 or T3 are elevated.

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Follow up in 12 months.

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Treat with carbimazole immediately.

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A patient treated for Graves disease shows deranged liver function tests with cholestatic picture.

What would be the best explanation for this result?

Drug reaction secondary to Carbimazole

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Drug reaction secondary to Propylthiouracil

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Hepatitis B

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Alcoholic hepatitis

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Cholangitis.

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A 55-year-old female patient presents to ED with sore throat and fever. She also complains of painful swelling in the scalp, neck and right hand.

She was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism 6 months ago and the condition was managed with oral carbimazole.

Further blood work up in ED have shown anaemia, leukopenia, neutropenia, lymphocytosis, eosinophilia along with increased ESR and C-reactive protein elevation.

What is her underlying diagnosis?

Agranulocytosis from Carbimazole

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Viral myalgia

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Acute HIV infection

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Anaphylactoid reaction to Carbimazole.

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The following are poor prognostic features following treatment of Graves disease except?

Persistently low TSH receptor antibody with treatment

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Large goitre

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Severe biochemical disease

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Increased T3/T4 ratio in serum

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Male

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