Preoperative thyroidectomy-
Child, adult: 50-250 mg (1-5 drops) SSKI tid; or 0.1-0.3 ml (3-5 drops) Lugols solution tid × 10-14 day before surgery.
Nuclear radiation protection-
Infant: ½ adult dose.
Child, adult: 0.13 ml PO SSKI (130 mg) immed before or after initial exposure blocks 90% radioactive iodine. Same dose 3-4 h after exposure provides 50% block. Give up to 10 day.
To replenish iodineChild: 1 mg/day.
Adult: 5-10 mg/day.
Graves disease-
Neonate: 1 drops strong iodine solution PO q 8 h.
Thyrotoxic crisis-
Adult: 500 mg PO q 4 h (10 drops potassium iodide solution containing 1 gram/ml). Or 1 ml strong iodine solution PO tid. |