When your first line treatment, of long acting injectable therapy is unavailable...What is the next go to treatment for the FMHAPN, when treating schizophrenia? Evidence based practice reveals that schizophrenia is successfully managed with slow release long acting injectables. These...
Treatment of low T3 Treatment of low T3 John V. Billings ARNP 11/3/2009 (revised 5/28/2010) Prior to October 2009, when I tested the thyroid (TSH, freeT4, freeT3) I was acting under the assumption that mid-range freeT3 levels were between 3.0 and 3.3. This was...
Have We Replaced Efficacy With Efficiency: The Current Medical Standard Versus The Old Way Of Treating Hypothyroidism John V. Billings ARNP The current climate in primary medical practice, to survive financially, requires the practitioner to be efficient without sacrificing...
The Medical Definition of Hyperthyroidism is flawed The Medical Definition of Hyperthyroidism is flawed John V. Billings ARNP 5/28/2010 Hyperthyroidism, by medical definition, is when the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) level less than 0.40 (uIU/mL), if the ...
Low T3 Level: An Indication for Treatment? (revisited) Three years ago I posted this and today I ran into it again and found that someone had actually responded to it. Even though I haven't posted a response to the comment, I am going to post the whole thing here today. ...
Thyroidal Dysfunction versus Non-Thyroidal Dysfunction (a work in progress) Hypothyroid and hyperthyroid are not the same thing as hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. The condition of being hypothyroid, hyperthyroid, or euthyroid (or normal thyroid) is defined primarily...