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Thyroid Function Test Interpretation Table

TSH, Free T4, Free T3 and Associated Condition
#Diagnosis #Endocrinology #Hyperthyroid #Hypothyroid #Function
Thyroid Function ... Interpretation Table TSH ... Free T4, Free T3 ... Endocrinology #Hyperthyroid ... #Hypothyroid #Function
Abnormal Serum TSH - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased TSH
 • Hypothyroidism
 • Sub-clinical Hypothyroidism
 • Recovery from
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Recovery from Non-Thyroid ... Thyrotoxicosis • Non-Thyroid ... Thyrotoxicosis • T3 ... #Hypothyroid #Hyperthyroid
Laboratory Evaluation of Patients for Thyroid Disease 
Hyperthyroidism:
 • Graves disease - TSH low; free T4
of Patients for Thyroid ... iodine uptake; thyroid ... and thyroid hormones ... disease course #hypothyroid ... #hyperthyroid #
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH ... , High T4/T3) - ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... concern for nodular thyroid ... Hyperthyroidism #Hyperthyroid
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Approach to Thyroid ... Function Tests ... symmetrically enlarged thyroid ... , high T4 +/- T3 ... Hyperthyroidism #algorithm
Thyroid Function Pathway 

Hypothyroidism is a very common condition! Here's a repost of the pathway that
Thyroid Function ... more and more TSH ... stimulate more T4/T3 ... /ambcarerx #Thyroid ... #Pathway #Pathophysiology
Algorithmic Approach to Hypothyroidism - Differential Diagnosis and Management Framework

Central Hypothyroidism (Secondary or tertiary) ↓TSH, ↓FT4
Algorithmic Approach ... or tertiary) ↓TSH ... obtain TPOAb Euthyroid ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm ... endocrinology #hypothyroid
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
during the initial hyperthyroid ... s disease, the thyroid ... Diffuse infiltration ... of the thyroid ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Subacute Thyroiditis

Also known as: de Quervain’s thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, or viral thyroiditis

What?
Postviral inflammatory process caused by
in viruses and thyroid ... phase: ↑ T4 and T3 ... levels, ↓ TSH ... (2) Hypothyroid ... phase: ↓ T4 and ↓ TSH