A 42-year-old woman presents with severe episodic epigastric pain, sweating and pallor that resolves spontaneously. She is found to have fasting hypog...

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A 42-year-old woman presents with severe episodic epigastric pain, sweating and pallor that resolves spontaneously. She is found to have fasting hypoglycaemia with inappropriately elevated insulin levels. What is the MOST likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Insulinoma

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Type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Factitious hypoglycaemia due to sulfonylureas

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Adrenal insufficiency

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Reactive postprandial hypoglycaemia

au-racp MCQ (SBA): Insulinoma

A 42-year-old woman presents with severe episodic epigastric pain, sweating and pallor that resolves spontaneously. She is found to have fasting hypoglycaemia with inappropriately elevated insulin levels. What is the MOST likely diagnosis?