Utirik 2221

HOSPITAL OF THE MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER.
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
UPTON, NEW YORK 11973
Area Code 516 YAphank 4-6262

8-45-37

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(UNIT NO)

DISCHARGE SUMMARY

=2HOSPITAL COURSE :

Her 8-day stay at this Hospital was uneventful and she remained generally

asymptomatic except for a few non-specific muscle pains. Her cardiovascular/renal
disease was not considered sufficiently advanced to preclude surgery and she was
discharged June 10th,1973, and taken to Cleveland.
Just prior to discharge, she

was given 25 pCi of 131g to ensure complete removal of the thyroid at surgery
and for study of activity of thyroid tissues removed.

At the Cleveland Metropolitan General
Hospital, Dr. Brown Dobyns performed
thyroid surgery on June llth. A 1.5 cm nodule was removed from the right lobe
and a right lobectomy was performed. The pathological diagnosis was "thyroid
adenomata".She withstood surgery well, with no complications. Post-operative

convalescence was uneventful and she waa discharged June 18th for return to the
Marshall Islands.
The hospital summary and pathological reports from the

Cleveland Hospital are inserted in her BNL record.
FINAL DIAGNOSIS:

Thyroid adenomata.
Hypertension.
Reduced kidney function, secondary to

hypertension.

DISCHARGE MEDICATION:

In view of her low thyroid reserve and
right lobectomy performed, supplementary

thyroxin treatment was considered but, in view of her hypertension and age, it

was considered better to observe her and see if supplemental therapy was necessary.
She will, therefore, be observed at regular intervals on her return home to check
on her thyroid status.

RAC /bwa
Dict: 6/27/73

Robert A. Conard, M.D.

Typed: 6/28/73

Ont 720A

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