Question

A 30-year-old woman with Graves' disease has been on carbimazole for 18 months but still has hyperthyroid symptoms. She is considering a definitive treatment. Which definitive treatment option is recommended for most patients with Graves' disease?

Accepted Answer

Radioactive iodine ablation

Answer

Total thyroidectomy

Answer

Continue carbimazole indefinitely

Answer

Propranolol monotherapy

Answer

Partial thyroidectomy

Practice question

A 30-year-old woman with Graves' disease has been on carbimazole for 18 months but still has hyperthyroid symptoms. She is considering a definitive treatment. Which definitive treatment option is recommended for most patients with Graves' disease?