- The
primary treatment of
thyroid storm is with
inorganic iodine and
antithyroid drugs (propylthiouracil or methimazole) to
reduce synthesis and release...
-
Medications such as beta
blockers may
control some of the symptoms, and
antithyroid medications such as
methimazole may
temporarily help people,
while other...
-
Radioiodine uptake by the thyroid,
thyroid scan, and
measurement of
antithyroid autoantibodies (thyroidal
thyrotropin receptor antibodies are positive...
- An
antithyroid agent is a
hormone inhibitor acting upon
thyroid hormones. The main
antithyroid drugs are
carbimazole (in the UK),
methimazole (in the...
-
Antithyroid autoantibodies (or
simply antithyroid antibodies) are
autoantibodies targeted against one or more
components on the thyroid. The most clinically...
- disease.
Diagnosis is
confirmed with
blood tests for TSH,
Thyroxine (T4),
antithyroid autoantibodies, and ultrasound.
Other conditions that can
produce similar...
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antithyroid agents 6-propyl-2-thiouracil and 1-methyl-2-mercaptoimidazole on human...
- long-term quality-of-life
follow up of
patients randomized to
treatment with
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- Use
during pregnancy may harm the baby.
Propylthiouracil is in the
antithyroid family of medications. It
works by
decreasing the
amount of
thyroid hormone...
-
hyperthyroidism caused by Graves'
disease can be
managed with
iodine therapy,
antithyroid medication, or
surgical removal of the
thyroid gland.
Thyroid surgery...
