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Case #2 -
A 30 year old woman with palpitations and weight loss

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1.) What additional history do you need in this patient?

Additional history: duration of symptoms, other symptoms of hyperthyroidism (heat intolerance, restlessness, emotional instability, muscle weakness), diplopia related to exophthalmos, compressive symptoms related to the goiter, medications (synthroid, amiodarone).  
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