Myxedema coma is a rare, life-threatening condition in the progression of hypothyroidism. It is seen more often in elderly women and is often precipitated by infection, medication, environmental exposure and other metabolic related stresses. The diagnosis is based on clinical judgment and confirmed by laboratory testing.
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Introduction, causes and symptoms of hypothyroidism.
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Hormones got you off balance Ask Joanne Larsen, Registered Dietitian and nutrition counselor.
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Information from Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
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An obesity specialist for forty years reveals that many sufferers of excess weight have been misdiagnosed by their doctors. Their metabolic problem caused by insufficient thyroid hormone is the cause of their obesity. The chief reason for the missed diagnosis is the unwarranted confidence that physicians place on laboratory thyroid tests. Dr. Siegal has developed a simple test that you the ...
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Excerpt from The Thyroid and Its Diseases.
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Test, diagnosis and treatments of hypothyroidism.
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Largest-ever prevalence study links mildest forms of hypothyroidism to increases in cholesterol; exposes need for more widespread thyroid testing.
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Excerpt from The Thyroid and Its Diseases.
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