Evaluation of Thyroid Hormone Replacement Dosing in Overweight and Obese Patients After a Thyroidectomy

Vardan Papoian,Dorina Ylli,Erin A. Felger,Leonard Wartofsky,Jennifer E. Rosen

Evaluation of Thyroid Hormone Replacement Dosing in Overweight and Obese Patients After a Thyroidectomy

2019

Vardan Papoian
Dorina Ylli
Erin A. Felger
Leonard Wartofsky
Jennifer E. Rosen

Background: Initiation of thyroid hormone replacement (THR) after a total thyroidectomy has traditionally relied on the weight of the patient, regardless of the patient’s body mass index (BMI). Cur...

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Internal medicine
Pediatrics
Dosing
Diabetes mellitus
Body mass index
Endocrinology
Overweight
Hormone
Medicine
Thyroidectomy
Thyroid
hormone replacement
Urology
Levothyroxine

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