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Pulse Rate can be taken as a marker for serum levels of T3 and T4 in thyrotoxic patients. | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-70 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abas R. Al-Musawy; Waleed M. Al-Mashhadani; Waffaa N. Saieed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Background: The study was designed to evaluate the correlation between clinical parameters:(pulse rate and pulse pressure) and serum levels of triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) in thyrotoxic patients. Setting: The Specialized Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Baghdad, Iraq.(2002 – 2003) Design: Randomized biochemical screening study. Outcome measures:-serum levels of T3 and T4, Resting pulse rate, and pulse pressure. Results: statistically significant positive correlation between T3 and T4 levels and pulse rate (r=0.428 p<0.01, r=0.328 p<0.05 respectively). While no significant correlation was found between pulse pressure and neither T3 nor T4. Conclusion: the study suggests using pulse rate as measured clinically as a marker for serum levels of T3 and T4 in thyrotoxic patients. Key words: T3, T4, pulse rate, thyrotoxicosis. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| pulse rate; thyrotoxicosis | ||
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