Video

Understanding the Aging Thyroid

Publish date: October 16, 2015
Author(s):
Christine Kessler, MN, CNS, ANP, BC-ADM, CDTC, FAANP
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Christine Kessler explains the changes in thyroid hormone levels as we age and provides guidance on how to proceed. This video provides three takeaways in less than three minutes from her presentation the 2015 MEDS conference, entitled “When, Why and How to Treat Hypothyroid Conditions, which
  1. Discusses physical assessment and ancillary diagnostic studies to aid in diagnosis & management of hypothyroidism.
  2. Lists common etiologies of hypothyroidism.
  3. Discusses physical assessment and laboratory diagnostic studies to aid in diagnosis & management of hypothyroidism.
  4. Discusses new treatment guidelines in managing gestational hypothyroidism.
  5. Describes how to safely initiate, titrate, monitor and maintain.

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