Life-threatening hyponatremia due to cessation of L-thyroxine

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 991-994

  Sari, Ramazan ^a   Sevinc, Alper ^b  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drug cessation; Hyponatremia; Hypothyroidism; L thyroxine

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEFOR; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETHARGY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROIDECTOMY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; THYROXINE;

EID: 0142063004     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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