Thyroxine / Synthroid / Levothyroid
– Discussion: – for hypothyroidism (otherwise healthy): 100ug/day, initially, – maintenance dose: 100-200ug/day over 3 week period; – in elderly: 25ug/day initially, increasing by25ug/day at 4 week intervals; – Labs: thyroid panel __________________________________ Wound complications in thyroxine-supplemented patients following foot and ankle surgery.