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Hyperthyroidism (cont.)

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Author: Stephanie L Lee, MD, PhD, FACE, Director of Endocrine Clinics, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine

Coauthor(s): Sonia Ananthakrishnan, MD, Fellow in Endocrinology, Boston Medical Center

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

REFERENCE: MedscapeReference.com. Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid Storm, and Graves Disease.


Last Editorial Review: 11/14/2011

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Thyrotoxicosis is the hypermetabolic condition associated with elevated levels of free thyroxine (FT4), free triiodothyronine (FT3), or both.

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