ea0094p130 | Thyroid | SFEBES2023
Gnanananthan Pairavi
, Papadopoulou Deborah
, Khan Sairah
, Naik Mitesh
, Meeran Karim
Background: Before radioiodine (RAI) therapy patients undergo a technetium 99m thyroid uptake scan and anti-thyroid medication is stopped prior to treatment following clinical review with the nuclear medicine team. Once treated, patients are followed up in the post-radioiodine telephone clinic. Thyroid function is checked at 3, 6, 9 and 12 weeks. Levothyroxine is started once the fT4 is <14 pmol/l.Purpose: To assess ...