Thyroid Disorders USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 37-year-old woman develops anterior neck pain radiating to the jaw 2 weeks after an upper respiratory infection. She has palpitations and tremor. Examination shows a tender enlarged thyroid. Laboratory studies show suppressed TSH and elevated free T4. Radioactive iodine uptake is low. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer choices
- AMedullary thyroid carcinoma
- BSubacute granulomatous thyroiditisCorrect answer
- CToxic multinodular goiter
- DHashimoto thyroiditis
- EGraves disease
- FThyroid hormone factitia (thyrotoxicosis factitia)
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