If 131I Therapy Is Chosen as Treatment for TMNG or TA, How Should It Be Accomplished?
R32. Patients with TMNG or TA who are at increased risk for complications due to worsening of hyperthyroidism, including the elderly and those with cardiovascular disease or severe hyperthyroidism, should be treated with beta-blockade prior to radioactive iodine therapy and until euthyroidism has been achieved. 1/+00