2024-10-07 19:23
Patient’s atrial fib/fast heart rate has been difficult to control despite increasing drug therapy. He also takes levothyroxine (synthetic form of thyroid hormone) that is known to cause … you guessed it- AFIB and tachycardia‼️
Here’s the takeaway- sometimes it is better to treat a condition by describing meds rather than escalating therapy 🤯‼️ Unfortunately, levothyroxine has a half life of 4-6 days. Meaning it will take weeks to fully wean off the effects of a long acting medication like that.