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Consequently his family doctor prescribed him with daily insulin injections, as well as a daily dose of a thyroid hormone replacement drug calledby 39 kg , or almost 30 percent of his body weight, in just six months. All of this could have been prevented if the man had adjusted his other medications in relation to his changing weight. The levothyroxine should have been adjusted as his weight changed to avoid the thyrotoxicosis and atrial fibrillation, according to the case study authors.
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