During both the hyperthyroid and hypothyroid phases, radioiodine uptake is decreased. Regular doses in hypothyroid patients are acceptable, but only in the context of treating hypothyroidism. Any case with hypothyroid symptoms extending beyond one year postpartum is not considered postpartum thyroiditis. For hypothyroid patients on thyroxine, measurement of TSH alone is generally considered sufficient. As such, foodstuffs containing thiocyanate are best avoided by Iodide deficient hypothyroid patients. Smith was diagnosed as hypothyroid in 1951 and died shortly after of a heart attack. Macroglossia may be a sign of hypothyroid disorders. Hypothyroid patients normally take it once per day. Assessing treatment for the hypothyroid is more complex.