@article {1, editor = {,}, title = {Managing subclinical hypothyroidism}, volume = {36}, number = {1}, pages = {1--3}, year = {1998}, doi = {10.1136/dtb.1998.3611}, publisher = {British Medical Journal Publishing Group}, abstract = {Relevant BNF section: 6.2.1In a patient with overt primary hypothyroidism, management is usually straightforward: treatment with thyroxine should be offered to anyone with characteristic clinical features, a raised serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration and a low serum thyroxine (T4) concentration. More difficult is the management of a patient with subclinical hypothyroidism, in whom serum TSH is raised but T4 level is normal, and who is either asymptomatic or has only non-specific symptoms. Left untreated, some of these patients will eventually develop overt hypothyroidism. Here we discuss the use of thyroxine in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism.}, issn = {0012-6543}, URL = {https://dtb.bmj.com/content/36/1/1}, eprint = {https://dtb.bmj.com/content/36/1/1.full.pdf}, journal = {Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin} }