From the Department of Medicine, Lahey Clinic, Boston. Hurxthal, Lewis M. — Physician, Lahey Clinic. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 280. Select the format you ...

For informational purposes only. Consult a medical professional for advice. Source: Focus Medica. A life threatening condition caused when the level of thyroid hormones become very low ...

Myxedema coma: use IV levothyroxine. Adults: Monitor TSH 6–8 weeks after dose change then every 6–12 months when stable. Peds: Monitor TSH and total or free-T4 at 2 and 4 weeks after ...

She highlighted, “The primary contributor to hyperthyroidism is Graves’ disease, a condition often accompanied by pretibial myxedema. This secondary skin condition manifests as lumpy and ...

There were 3 cases of polycythemia vera, 2 of myxedema, 2 of glomerulonephritis, 2 of duodenal ulcer and 1 each of pernicious anemia and sprue. The presence of these diseases was demonstrated ...

Myxedema coma: use IV levothyroxine. Adults: Monitor TSH 6–8 weeks after dose change then every 6–12 months when stable. Peds: Monitor TSH and total or free-T4 at 2 and 4 weeks after ...

Typical sites for measurement of core temperature include the pulmonary artery and midesophagus, however, these sites are available in a small minority of patients. In lieu of a direct measurement ...

People with Graves’ disease can develop other conditions such as Graves’ dermopathy (also called pretibial myxedema), a skin condition or Graves’ ophthalmopathy also known as thyroid eye ...

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2008;4(12):683-694. Traumatic brain injury and aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage might cause lesions in the hypothalamic-pituitary region, including hemorrhage ...