Thyroid emergencies

Dr Leonard Wartofsky is a professor of medicine at Georgetown University Hospital, chairman emeritus of the Department of Medicine at the Washington Hospital Center, and past president of the American Thyroid Association and the Endocrine Society.

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Levothyroxine in newly pregnant TPOAb-positive euthyroid women Does levothyroxine therapy reduce the risk of pregnancy loss in thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb)-positive euthyroid women who are newly pregnant?
Treatment of thyroid storm How to treat thyroid storm?
Managing patients with type 2 diabetes according to the latest guidelines A lecture by Dr Chantal Mathieu, from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, delivered at McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine (MIRCIM) in May 2019.
Current management of obesity A lecture by Dr Dror Dicker, from Tel Aviv University, Israel, delivered at McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine (MIRCIM) in May 2019.
Management of patients with thyroid emergencies in the ICU Should patients with thyroid emergencies (myxedema coma, thyroid storm) be treated in the intensive care unit (ICU)? What parameters and laboratory tests should be monitored?
How to manage thyroid nodules A lecture by Dr Leonard Wartofsky, from Georgetown University, USA, delivered at McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine in Kraków in May 2018.
Follow-up in patients with benign thyroid nodules found on ultrasonography What should be the next step if fine-needle aspiration biopsy has revealed a benign thyroid nodule (category II according to the Bethesda classification)? Should further follow-up be planned?
Primary hyperparathyroidism: Diagnosis and treatment How to diagnose and treat primary hyperparathyroidism?
Impact of glucocorticoid treatment duration and dosage on the risk of secondary adrenal insufficiency Which is the stronger risk factor for the development of glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency: treatment duration or dosage?
Levothyroxine in newly pregnant TPOAb-positive euthyroid women Does levothyroxine therapy reduce the risk of pregnancy loss in thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb)-positive euthyroid women who are newly pregnant?

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