Question from MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice Read the following list and then select one statement from those that follow. A 12-year-old girl has been referred to outpatient clinic as there have been complaints from her teachers that she is sleepy in class, and may be depressed. Her mother reports that she occasionally stays up late at weekends watching television, but she always goes to bed early on school nights. Her mother does report that she comes home from school looking tired but denies any problems such as bullying at school. The girl herself says that she does feel tired at the end of the day at school, especially as most of her lessons are on the 3rd floor of the teaching block. She says she has no problem climbing the stairs in the morning but by the afternoon, her thighs start to feel heavy. You see her in an afternoon clinic and she has ptosis which her mum reported was not there in the morning. Her GP had previously tested her thyroid function and her TFTs came back normal. What is the diagnosis:- Choose ONE answer AA Hypothyroidism BB Becker muscular dystrophy CC Myasthenia Gravis DD Congenital ptosis EE Myotonic dystrophy ?? Don’t know
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