QuestionSBA
QuestionChoice
Omeprazole is not a cause of hypothyroidism. The most likely drug that has caused this patients symptoms is amiodarone.
10025094
e
Omeprazole
QuestionChoice
This patient's symptoms are most likely to be caused by amiodarone. An important side effect of carbamazepine is agranulocytosis.
10025092
c
Carbamazepine
QuestionChoice
Bisoprolol is not the most likely drug to have caused this patient's presentation. Amiodarone is most likely to be the cause of this patients symptoms as their symptoms are are suggestive of hypothyroidism. Bisoprolol can cause symptoms such as bradycardia, diarrhoea and erectile dysfunction.
10025093
d
Bisoprolol
QuestionChoice
Amiodarone is most likely to be the cause of this patients symptoms as they are suggestive of hypothyroidism. Amiodarone can also less commonly cause patients to present with hyperthyroidism.
10025090
a
Amiodarone
QuestionChoice
Simvastatin is not the most likely cause of this patients symptoms. The most likely cause of this patients hypothyroidism is amiodarone. Simvastatin can cause symptoms such as arthralgia and muscle pain.
10025091
b
Simvastatin
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Chapter
2693
5821
Metronidazole
Topic
223
Antibiotic pharmacology
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A 55-year-old man attends his GP with constipation and tiredness. He also reports gaining some weight recently and feeling low in mood. His thyroid function tests show a high thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and low T4.

Which of the following drugs is most likely to have caused this presentation?
a