Thyroid Agents Levothyroxine, methimazole, PTU 5 DISCONTINUE these medications one day prior to procedure: Antimigraine Agents Eletriptan, rizatriptan
Preoperative medical management of patients with thyroid disease, perioperative surgical management of patients undergoing thyroid surgery, and urgent
Many authors have proposed alternative LT4 dosing schemes to improve initial LT4 dosing after thyroidectomy to reduce the time patients spend in either a hypo- or hyperthyroid
Objective: To develop evidence-based recommendations for safe, effective, and appropriate thyroidectomy
replacement dose of levothyroxine is usually 1
Describe the pathophysiology of the three primary forms of hypothyroidism