A Case of Hyperthyroidism in a Patient Using the Nutritional Supplement Survival Shield
| Autor: | Jayme E. Taylor, NP, Sarah L. Fishman, MD, PhD, Michelle Morris, MD, Marina Krymskaya, NP, Rachel Goldman, NP, Leonid Poretsky, MD |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | AACE Clinical Case Reports, Vol 4, Iss 5, Pp e398-e401 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2376-0605 24822523 |
| DOI: | 10.4158/ACCR-2018-0086 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT: Objective: Many patients take dietary supplements, which are unregulated. Some of these may contain iodine. Labeling regarding iodine content may be inaccurate, and potential side effects are not explained.Methods: We present the case of a healthy 39-year-old man who presented with 10-pound weight loss. He reported taking a dietary supplement, “Survival Shield,” which contained 1,300% of the recommended dietary allowance of iodine. Labs demonstrated thyroid-stimulating hormone level of |
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