A 34-Year-Old Woman Comes to the Office with a 2-Week

question 162

Multiple Choice

A 34-year-old woman comes to the office with a 2-week history of palpitations, excessive sweating, and anxiety.  The patient has obesity and has been unsuccessful in achieving significant weight loss with diet and exercise.  In an attempt to lose weight, she has been taking excessive amounts of levothyroxine given to her by a friend.  Pulse is 110/min.  Physical examination shows sweaty palms and a soft, nontender, normal-sized thyroid gland.  Laboratory evaluation reveals suppressed TSH and elevated free thyroxine (T4) .  Which of the following additional findings is most likely to be present in this patient?

• A)A
• B)B
• C)C
• D)D

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