Weekly Intramuscular Injection of Levothyroxine following Myxoedema: A Practical Solution to an Old Crisis

An 82-year-old female with known hypothyroidism was admitted to hospital after being found on the floor. On examination, she was unkempt, confused, bradycardic, hypothermic, and barely arousable. Initial biochemistry revealed a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) of >100 mU/L and free thyroxine (FT...

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Autores principales: Taylor, Peter N., Tabasum, Arshiya, Sanki, Gina, Burberry, David, Tennant, Brian P., White, James, Okosieme, Onyebuchi, Aldridge, Andrew, Das, Gautam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4651700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26618010
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/169194

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4651700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26618010
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/169194

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