with the two aims of rapidly reducing circulating thyroid hormone levels and controlling the symptoms of thyrotoxicosis , we have prepared 17 thyrotoxic patients for subtotal thyroidectomy , using a combination of potassium iodide administered for 10 days and the long acting beta-adrenoceptor antagonist nadolol .
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thyrotoxicosis
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potassium iodide