A 34 years old female patient was diagnosed with myxedema coma. Both levothyroxine and liothyronine were available but it was decided to give her levothyroxine (T4). Which of the following could be a logical reason for this choice?
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The patient has a cardiac disease and levothyroxine would be safer to the heart.
Levothyroxine would have a faster onset of action.
It would be possible to give levothyroxine orally in that case, but it would not be possible to
It would not be necessary to give corticosteroids if we give levothyroxine, but not if we give l
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