Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Thyrotoxicosis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- Excess circulating thyroid hormone - overwhelmingly due to Graves' disease (~95% of paediatric cases)
- Female predominance (5-6:1); peaks in adolescence
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