Question

A 30-year-old woman presents with palpitations, weight loss, and heat intolerance. She has a diffusely enlarged thyroid gland with a bruit. TSH is suppressed, T3/T4 elevated. According to NICE, which medication should be used first-line to achieve euthyroidism?

Accepted Answer

Carbimazole

Answer

Levothyroxine

Answer

Beta-blocker alone

Answer

Propylthiouracil

Answer

Radioactive iodine

Practice question

A 30-year-old woman presents with palpitations, weight loss, and heat intolerance. She has a diffusely enlarged thyroid gland with a bruit. TSH is suppressed, T3/T4 elevated. According to NICE, which medication should be used first-line to achieve euthyroidism?