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Thyroid Disease in the Older Patient
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http://thyroid.org/patients/patient_brochures/older_patient....
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nkharrufa
16 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 12 hours agoWhat 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
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