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pro vyhledávání: '"Thyroid Case Reports: Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism II"'
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Journal of the Endocrine Society
Introduction: Levothyroxine (LT4) is the mainstay of treating hypothyroidism patients. Increased levothyroxine requirements are expected after bariatric surgery and small bowel diseases. There have been studies showing treatment of resistant hypothyr
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Journal of the Endocrine Society
Background: Methimazole (MMI) inhibits oxidation and organic binding of thyroid iodine and therefore produces intrathyroidal hormone deficiency. The half-life of MMI is 6 hours but the anti-thyroidal effect lasts longer than 24 hours due to accumulat
SUN-574 Exogenous Iodine Supplementation-Induced Thyroid Storm in a Patient with Multinodular Goiter
Autor:
Michael Gardner, Manav Nayyar, Richa Patel, Rajaa Almourani, Stephen Brietzke, Meghna Srinath, Hariharan Regunath, Aisha Uraizee
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Introduction: Iodine is an essential micronutrient for thyroid hormone synthesis. Its primary source is fortified foods. Supraphysiologic doses of iodine are often found in iodine supplements that are advertised to support thyroid metabolism and redu
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Background: Oral tablets of levothyroxine (L-T4) are the standard of care for the treatment of Hypothyroidism and are recommended by current professional guidelines. However, patients with malabsorption syndromes, intolerance to excipients or dyes in
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Journal of the Endocrine Society
Case Description: We present a 27-year-old female with history of Graves’ Disease and post ablative hypothyroidism. She established care in the endocrinology clinic at 17 weeks gestation after screening ultrasound demonstrated fetal goiter and feta
Autor:
Riham Elmahboubi
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Background: The indication of plasmapheresis in thyroid storm is currently a category III in the American Society for Apheresis and a recommendation grade IIc. The impact of plasmapheresis on mortality in unstable patients due to thyrotoxicosis is no
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Introduction: TSH-secreting adenomas (also known as TSHomas or thyrotropinomas) are rare pituitary tumors (0.5-3% of pituitary adenomas) and a rare cause of hyperthyroidism (
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Ectopic thyroid tissue is an uncommon clinical finding of thyroid tissue in a location other than the normal position of the thyroid in the lower anterior neck. Most commonly, thyroid ectopia exists as a lingual thyroid at the base of the tongue or i
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Journal of the Endocrine Society
Introduction: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) rarely presents with clinical myopathy, with elevated muscle enzymes and acute kidney injury (AKI) due to rhabdomyolysis. A pilot study has suggestedan increased prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism in
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Journal of the Endocrine Society
Introduction: Graves‘disease is an autoimmune disorder in which the thyroid is activated by antibodies to the thyrotropin receptor. The annual incidence in women over a 20-year period is around 0.5 per 1000, with the highest risk of onset between t