Levothyroxine absorption test followed by directly observed treatment on an outpatient basis to address long-term high thyrotropin levels in a hypothyroid patient: a case report.
Zareen KiranKhalilullah Shabbir ShaikhNazish FatimaNamra TariqAkhtar Ali BalochPublished in: Journal of medical case reports (2023)
Directly observed treatment to replace levothyroxine once a week can be used as an alternative by health care professionals in patients in whom compliance to daily levothyroxine is the hidden cause of persistently raised thyrotropin. This strategy can reduce undue health burden on the patient and improve adherence to self-medication under confident supervision of the treating physician.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- emergency department
- case report
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- physical activity
- mental health
- randomized controlled trial
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- clinical trial
- health information
- risk assessment
- climate change
- social media
- smoking cessation
- weight loss
- replacement therapy
- health promotion
- human health
- placebo controlled