Levothyroxine Absorption Test in the management of a patient with persistent hypothyroidism

• 主要な著者: Joana André Monteiro (著者), Marta Ferreira (著者), Miguel Pires (著者), Célio Fernandes (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Sociedade Galega de Medicina Interna, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Nonadherence to levothyroxine therapy is one cause of persistent hypothyroidism. To distinguish nonadherence from malabsorption, a levothyroxine absorption test (LAT) is required. The authors report a case of a 60-year-old patient suffering from hypothyroidism resistant to oral levothyroxine (LT4) s...