Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Asthma and Allergy Center, 2A62, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2023 Jun;52(2):229-243. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2022.10.008. Epub 2023 Feb 19.
Older adults are more vulnerable to the negative effects of excess thyroid hormone and may even be protected by lower levels of thyroid hormone. The diagnosis and management of thyroid disease in older adults needs to account for aging-related changes in function and resilliance.
老年人更容易受到过多甲状腺激素的负面影响,甚至可能受到较低水平甲状腺激素的保护。老年人甲状腺疾病的诊断和管理需要考虑到与年龄相关的功能和弹性变化。