The Department of Endocrinology, 
Practical and Pragmatic Usage of T3 in Hypothyroidism.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, Haryana, India.
- University Center for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Gangaram Bansal Hospital, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Non Communicable Disease Unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Department of Endocrinology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 27 · Issue 1 · pp. 25-27
PMID 37215274 DOI 10.4103/ijem.ijem_441_22
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Atul Dhingra, Nitin Kapoor, Rakesh Sahay. Practical and Pragmatic Usage of T3 in Hypothyroidism. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. 2023;27(1):25-27. doi:10.4103/ijem.ijem_441_22
Abstract
Hypothyroidism is one of the common endocrine disorders encountered in clinical practice. Though thyroxine (T4) remains the treatment of choice in most clinical situations, with the recent introduction of oral triiodothyronine (T3) in South Asian countries, it is important to know about its utility in clinical practice. In this brief communication, we delineate potential clinical indications for T3 therapy, while highlighting possible concerns and caveats.
Keywords
- Central hypothyroidism
- hypothyroidism
- thyroxine
- triiodothyronine
