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View Medical News Thyroid Disease in the Older Patient [4/0] Vote Up Vote Down http://thyroid.org/patients/patient_brochures/older_patient.... Submitted by nkharrufa 15 months, 1 week, 6 days, 4 hours ago What do the following patients over the age of 60 years have in common? 1. A 72 year old grandmother with “fluttering of the heart” and vague chest discomfort on climbing stairs; 2. An 80 year old man with severe constipation who falls asleep during Bingo; 3. A 63 year old retired grade school teacher who has lost strength in her legs, causing difficulty in climbing stairs and in carrying more than 3 books at a time; she has recently lost 15 lbs in spite of a very good appetite; Tags: Thryoid, endocrinology comment (0) | Category: Endocrinology | Add nkharrufa as a friend Comments Votes (my Friends) Votes (Everyone) Add your comment Add your comment If you already have an account, sign in: Email address: Password: If you don't, just complete these fields: (or join DoctorWorld.NET for free) Your name: Your site: (optional) Your comment: (You have up to 5000 characters left) Can you see the 5 most prominent letters/numbers in this image? (case insensitive) Please enter them here: « go back

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