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Nuts and Bolts of Hypothyroid Disease in Primary Care
Recorded for 2025 National Conference
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Activity DurationContent Expires: | July 15, 2026 (11:55 p.m. CT) CE for this activity will not be available after this date. | This CE activity was recorded for the 2025 AANP National Conference.  | This activity includes closed captioning. |
Delivery Note: The content for this activity was previously presented during the 2025 AANP National Conference. If you already completed the content of this activity while attending the live or virtual conference, you should not complete this content a second time. Learners should only complete ONE delivery-method to earn credit. Completing multiple delivery options for the same activity is considered duplicate credit for the same content and will not be accepted by regulatory bodies. |
Overview Hypothyroid disease is the sixth most common diagnosis made by primary care providers in the United States. This session will review and discuss the assessment, diagnosis of hypothyroid disease, differential diagnoses, and care of the patient with hypothyroidism. We will also review the associated metabolic considerations for patients with hypothyroidism. This interactive session will present real case studies to apply to the concepts reviewed, have time to answer questions, and provide practical solutions this common diagnosis. Objectives
- Review thyroid physiology, hypothyroid disease differential diagnosis’.
- Discuss pharmacotherapy to treat hypothyroid disease.
- Review and apply to hypothyroid disease case studies.
Speaker Susan S. VanBeuge, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Disclosure This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies. The speaker has the following disclosures:- I have nothing to disclose.
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1 Contact Hour(s) of CE, 0.35 of which may be applied towards Pharmacology
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