Chapter 19. ACUTE AND SUBACUTE, AND RIEDEL’S …

Presentation - 30 yo woman w/ respiratory illness last week now has tachycardia, diophoresis, neck pain . Post-illness - usually occurs a few weeks after an illness. Radioiodine Uptake - is low (not a problem of hyperactive thyroid) Tx - may be ASx, but can treat phases with meds: β-blockers - can be used to relieve thyrotoxic phase ................
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