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Hyperthyroidism and Acute Bronchial Asthma

Overview
Journal Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)
Specialty General Medicine
Date 1984 Jan 28
PMID 6419911
Citations 2
Authors
W J FITZPATRICK
P S Foreman
E J Porter
A G Beckett
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Abstract

Asthma may be very mild, at times hard to diagnose; beta blockade should be used only with great caution. An asthmatic who becomes thyrotoxic should be closely monitored for deterioration of the asthma.

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