Thyroid Disorders

Drs James Hennessey and Antonio Bianco talk about the optimization of levothyroxine in elderly patients with hypothyroidism.

James Hennessey, MD, FACP, and Antonio Bianco, MD, PhD, discuss the role of age and concomitant drug interactions in maintaining optimal TSH levels for hypothyroidism management.

Experts in endocrinology review the impact of proper and consistent treatment adherence to maintain TSH levels and the role diet and dosing timing plays in managing hypothyroidism.

James Hennessey, MD, FACP, provides an overview of clinical trial data for patients with hypothyroidism, highlighting the negative effect and poor health-related consequences of off target TSH levels.

Experts in endocrinology comment on the importance of maintaining TSH levels in normal target ranges and highlight the prevalence of patients with hypothyroidism not maintaining these targets.

Drs James Hennessey and Antonio Bianco examine the differences in prevalence between overt and subclinical hypothyroidism.

James Hennessey, MD, FACP, and Antonio Bianco, MD, PhD, discuss the prevalence of hypothyroidism and the role of thyroid hormone replacement therapy in managing the condition.

Persistent generalized weakness and decreased oral intake bring a man in his early 60s with hx of thyroid cancer to the ED. Do ECG and labs suggest a diagnosis?

What groups are at high risk of cancer after diagnosis of thyroid nodules? How does thyroid testing differ by trimester during pregnancy? Short review, here.

Surveillance after surgery for WDTC requires close clinical collaboration and primary care is an integral element.

Treatment for subclinical varieties of thyroid disease is rarely black and white. Here is a brief guide to navigating the grey.

Myxedema coma and thyroid storm can both masquerade as disease in multiple organ systems. Both also can be fatal.

Low thyroid function predisposes to weight gain, which may partly explain the association with higher risk of diabetes.

What are the common presenting symptoms? How is Graves' best diagnosed? What are the 3 key treatments? Brush-up on the basics, here.

Why not just add T3 to the thyroid hormone replacement mix-as you would with a thyroid extract?

Hypothyroidism increases the risk of diabetes, but in subclinical hypothyroidism the increased risk is prominent only with statin use.

Diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism-these endocrine disorders and others are major reasons why patients come to you. Find out what you know, and don’t know, here.