Levothyroxine pseudomalabsortion and thyroxine absorption testing with use of high-dose levothyroxine: Case report and discussion

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1012-1015

  Srinivas, Vidya ^a   Oyibo, Samson O ^a  

^a EDITH CAVELL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; DOXAZOSIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; LISINOPRIL; SPIRONOLACTONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEVOTHYROXINE PSEUDOMALABSORPTION; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALABSORPTION; PRESCRIPTION; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROXINE ABSORPTION TESTING; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT REFUSAL; MIDDLE AGED;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROXINE;

EID: 79952400616     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP10224.CR     Document Type: Article

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