RT Book, Section
A1 Rella, Joseph G.
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Smith, Silas W.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1163004007
T1 Potassium Iodide
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259859618
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163004007
RD 2024/04/23
AB Potassium  iodide  (KI)  is  the  antidote  to  radioactive  iodine  that  is  released  into  the  atmosphere  after  a  nuclear  incident.  It  is  approved  as  a  specific  competitive  inhibitor  of  thyroid  uptake  of  radioiodine  to  reduce  the  risk  of  thyroid  cancer  in  susceptible  populations.  The  indications  for  its  use  are  complex,  and  initiation  and  maintenance  of  therapy  require  great  attention  to  the  details  of  the  circumstances  of  the  exposure  to  limit  harm  that  would  result  from  either  under  treatment  or  overtreatment.