Medications and the Thyroid: Mechanisms and Management

About this episode

Drs Kaniksha Desai and Jacqueline Jonklaas discuss medication-associated thyroid effects and management strategies.

Drs Kaniksha Desai and Jacqueline Jonklaas discuss the mechanisms, clinical presentations, and management strategies for medication-associated thyroid effects. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . Kaniksha Desai, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Jacqueline Jonklaas, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/index/list_15483_0

People in this episode

Host: Kaniksha Desai

Guest: Jacqueline Jonklaas

Topics covered

• medications
• thyroid
• clinical presentations
• management strategies
• healthcare professionals

Keywords

• thyroid
• medications
• clinical presentations
• management strategies
• healthcare professionals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stanford University, Georgetown University

Places: Palo Alto, California, Washington, DC

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