Assignment Task:
You have diagnosed Mrs. Smith with hypothyroidism and started her on levothyroxine 88mcg. She has returned after 6 weeks and had TSH drawn. TSH has returned as 5mlU/L. What would you recommend? Increase her levothyroxine dose to 100mcg and ask the patient to return in 6 weeks for a TSH check. Increase the levothyroxine dose to 125mcg and ask the patient to return in 6 weeks for a TSH check. Decrease the levothyroxine dose to 75mcg, and ask the patient to return in 6 weeks for a TSH check. Ask the patient to continue the same dose. Need Online Tutoring?