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You are interviewing C.H., a 42 year old female who has a history of Graves disease and hyperthyroidism; on her last visit 6 months ago she was being treated with an antithyroid drug regimen (methimazole 20 mg per day) and thyroid hormone levels were controlled (TSH 2.5 mIU/ml; Free T4 1 ng/dl, Free T3 3.0 pg/ml). Since then she has missed two follow-up appointments with your preceptor. She came in today because "Ï know:__________

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The correct answer is; she came in today because she knows she missed two appointments and has been without her medications.

Explanation:

Since the patient has missed her medications it is possible that she may be in hyperthyroid. The symptoms that she would would show that would be the least consistent with the doctors hypothesis would be a cold interolence.

When a patient has a chronic illness and has to take daily medications it is imperative that they keep all appointments with their health care provider. The doctor usually wants to follow up with chronic patients on a monthly basis and at that time check for new symptoms. The doctor will also check the medications and see if they are still effective for the patient and give refills at that time.

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