How long should you wait after having an imaging with contrast before getting a thyroid uptake scan?
At least 6 weeks
Should you give patient permission for procedures if has untreated/poorly treated hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism
Defer elective procedures but can have emergent procedures
If a patient has high TSH, low TT3, and normal FT4 then what is likely the etiology?
Amiodarone-induced
Certain medications for multiple sclerosis (Beta interferon &Alemtuzumab) can cause what condition
Autoimmune thyroid disease, most commonly Graves’ Disease