Identifying Predictors of Prolonged Levothyroxine Dose Adjustment after Thyroidectomy

INTRODUCTION: Levothyroxine (LT4) is one of the most prescribed drugs in the US, however many patients started on LT4 after thyroidectomy suffer from symptoms of hyper- or hypothyroidism prior to achieving euthyroidism. This study aims to describe the time required for dose adjustment prior to achie...

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Published in:J Surg Res
Main Authors: Atruktsang, Tenzin S., Zaborek, Nick A., Imbus, Joseph R., Long, Kristin, Pitt, Susan C., Sippel, Rebecca S., Schneider, David F.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682465/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31078901
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.03.049
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