Mean duration of symptomatic treatment of thyrotoxicosis is:A. 2-4 weeks B. 1-2 weeksC. 1 weekD. 10-12 daysE. 1-2 months

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Mean duration of symptomatic treatment of thyrotoxicosis is:
A. 2-4 weeks
B. 1-2 weeks
C. 1 week
D. 10-12 days
E. 1-2 months

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Thyrotoxicosis is defined as the excess amount of thyroid hormone present in the bloodstream and therefore, a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone in the blood.

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It takes around 2-4 weeks for the treatment of symptomatic thyrotoxicosis because for treating this medical condition iodine, potassium perchlorate, lithium etc are used which block the pre-stored hormone and thus, they prevent the oxidation to take place in the follicular cells and inhibition of thyroid gland will take place. Thus, each of them is taking a different time duration to be effective.

Thus, the correct option is (A) 2-4 weeks.

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