Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 8e
Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 8e
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780323358286
Author: Linda Lane Lilley PhD RN, Shelly Rainforth Collins PharmD, Julie S. Snyder MSN RN-BC
Publisher: Elsevier Science
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Thyroid hormones are triiodothyronine (T3) and tetraiodothyronine (T4). They are synthesized in the thyroid gland that regulates the normal metabolism of the human body. The underproduction of thyroid hormones leads to hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is treated by thyroid replacement therapy.

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