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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 ... #Hypothyroid #Function ... Comparison #Table #TSH
Laboratory Evaluation of Patients for Thyroid Disease 
Hyperthyroidism:
 • Graves disease - TSH low; free T4
Disease Hyperthyroidism ... iodine uptake Hypothyroidism ... • Infantile hypothyroidism ... disease course #hypothyroid ... #hyperthyroid #
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Approach to Thyroid ... Function Tests ... normal T4 → Possibly ... symmetrically enlarged thyroid ... , high T4 +/- T3
Thyroid Function Pathway 

Hypothyroidism is a very common condition! Here's a repost of the pathway that
Thyroid Function ... Pathway Hypothyroidism ... more and more TSH ... /ambcarerx #Thyroid ... #Pathway #Pathophysiology
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
Hyperthyroidism ... (low TSH, High T4 ... concern for nodular thyroid ... #Hyperthyroidism ... #Hyperthyroid #
Hashitoxicosis - Autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome of Graves' and Hashimoto's disease

Autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome
Grave’s Disease → Hypothyroidism ... immunoglobulin (TSI ... antibodies • TSH-receptor ... function. ... Endocrinology #Pathophysiology
Hypothyroid Myopathy
Very common (up to 80% ) in patients with hypothyroidism
Pathophysiology:
 • T4 deficiency leads to
Hypothyroid Myopathy ... patients with hypothyroidism ... Pathophysiology ... : • T4 deficiency ... impairs musde function
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Select Causes of Constipation ... Hypothyroidism) ... -> Thyroid hormone ... involuntary bodily functions ... #pathophysiology