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Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305441620

Author:WOODROW

Publisher:WOODROW

Chapter25: Cardiovascular Drugs

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In hypothyroidism the cardiac system presents as follows:
A. Decrease of ECG voltage
B. Increase of ECG voltage
C. High, sharp T wave
D. Persistent tachycardia
E. Relation to the early development of atherosclerosis is absent

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Thyroid is an endocrine gland that releases the thyroid hormones, which is important for different physiological activities like maintaining basal metabolic rate and so on. The gland is also the site for the maturation of T lymphocytes. The individual with hypothyroidism is given less active T₄ because the T₄ hormone is converted into more active T₃ hormone by the peripheral tissues and so it becomes more effective after entering into the body and treating hypothyroidism.

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