A 30-year-old woman presents with weight loss, tremor, heat intolerance, and palpitations. She has a diffuse goitre with a bruit and bilateral exophth...

Question

A 30-year-old woman presents with weight loss, tremor, heat intolerance, and palpitations. She has a diffuse goitre with a bruit and bilateral exophthalmos. Thyroid function tests show suppressed TSH and raised free T4. What is the most appropriate first-line medical treatment?

Accepted Answer

Carbimazole

Answer

Levothyroxine

Answer

Propranolol alone

Answer

Radioiodine ablation

Answer

Total thyroidectomy

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Graves’ hyperthyroidism

A 30-year-old woman presents with weight loss, tremor, heat intolerance, and palpitations. She has a diffuse goitre with a bruit and bilateral exophthalmos. Thyroid function tests show suppressed TSH and raised free T4. What is the most appropriate first-line medical treatment?