Question

A 35-year-old woman has palpitations, heat intolerance, weight loss, suppressed TSH, and elevated T3/T4. What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Graves' disease

Answer

Toxic multinodular goitre

Answer

Thyroiditis

Answer

Factitious thyrotoxicosis

Answer

TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma

Practice question

A 35-year-old woman has palpitations, heat intolerance, weight loss, suppressed TSH, and elevated T3/T4. What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the UK?