Hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis: management guidelines of the American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

@article{BahnChair2011HyperthyroidismAO,
  title={Hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis: management guidelines of the American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.},
  author={Rebecca S Bahn Chair and Henry B. Burch and David S. Cooper and Jeffrey R. Garber and Mallary C. Greenlee and Irwin Klein and Peter Laurberg and I Ross McDougall and Victor M. Montori and Scott A. Rivkees and Douglas S. Ross and Julie Ann Sosa and Marius N. Stan},
  journal={Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association},
  year={2011},
  volume={21 6},
  pages={
          593-646
        }
}
BACKGROUND Thyrotoxicosis has multiple etiologies, manifestations, and potential therapies. Appropriate treatment requires an accurate diagnosis and is influenced by coexisting medical conditions and patient preference. This article describes evidence-based clinical guidelines for the management of thyrotoxicosis that would be useful to generalist and subspeciality physicians and others providing care for patients with this condition. METHODS The development of these guidelines was… Expand
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