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Stuart Chipkin, MD
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Don’t React to Symptoms in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroid Disease
Many years ago, when we were in training, it was commonly taught on rounds that patients with either hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism might not have a clear history or clinical signs and symptoms suggesting their underlying condition. Thus, we were taught that one should have a low threshold for ordering thyroid function blood tests. Although the pattern of a low...