Description
Title: Individualized Treatment of Hypothyroidism with Desiccated Thyroid
Speaker: Dr. Leonard J. Direnfeld MD
Dr. Direnfeld presents hypothyroid cases with extensive follow ups, illuminating the ideal patients for desiccated thyroid prescription, how to prescribe with a history of synthetic thyroid replacement, or in conjunction with synthetic thyroid hormone, how to monitor symptoms to find optimal desiccated dosage, and how to optimize intake. After this lecture you will feel confident prescribing desiccated thyroid for your range of hypothyroid patients.
Learning objectives:
- Review the causes and the main symptoms of thyroid dysfunction
- Understand all the steps of a thorough assessment of thyroid function
- Discuss the holistic treatment of thyroid dysfunction with emphasis on optimizing thyroid hormone replacement while addressing the whole matrix
