Amiodarone- Amiodarone contains two iodine atoms and associated hypothyroidism (AAH) is similar to iodine- resembles thyroid hormone (Fig
The high iodine content and
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The incidence of pulmonary toxicity from amiodarone is not precisely known; it is estimated to be 1 to 5 percent, depending on the dose of amiodarone
The rate increases at higher doses of amiodarone, particularly long-term use of doses over 500 mg daily
Several drugs have associations with pigmentation, including cytotoxic agents, analgesics, anticoagulants, antimicrobials, antiretrovirals, metals, and antiarrhythmic, etc
" Administering a sodium blocking antidysrhythmic medication to treat a
An underactive thyroid can lead to weight gain, tiredness, dry skin and swelling in the neck
These confirmed the general associations of the overall analyses
There is no published literature showing that dronedarone, a synthetic derivative of amiodarone, produces similar CT appearances
The prevalence of amiodarone-induced overt hypothyroidism is reported to be approximately 5% of amiodarone-treated patients, with subclinical manifestations five times as frequent
Hyperlipidemia is a condition that incorporates various genetic and acquired disorders that describe elevated lipid levels within the human body
Deiodination of amiodarone releases large amounts of iodine that can impair thyroid function, causing either hypothyroidism or thyrotoxicosis in susceptible individuals reflecting ~20% of patients
Indications and dose For amiodarone hydrochloride Treatment of arrhythmias, particularly when other drugs are ineffective or contra-indicated (including paroxysmal supraventricular, nodal and ventricular tachycardias, atrial fibrillation and flutter, ventricular fibrillation, and tachyarrhythmias associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome) (initiated in hospital
Phototoxic reactions can be experimentally elicited with UVA but not with UVB
Among the most severe adverse events include a spectrum of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity (AIPT)
In fact, approximately 37% of this drug consists of iodine