Lab tes thyroid dysfunction
- 1. LABORATORY TESTING STRATEGY for THYROID
DYSFUNCTION
THRYOID DISEASES
OVERT CLINICAL
MANIFESTATION
History taking & physical
examination
MINIMAL CLINICAL
MANIFESTATION
TSHs TSHs + FT4
HYPERTHYROIDISM HYPOTHYROIDISM
TSHs + FT4 TSHs + FT4
HYPERTHYROIDISM HYPOTHYROIDISM
TSHs TSHs
SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM: normal Free-T4, high TSHs
SUBCLINICAL HYPERTHYROIDISM: normal Free-T4, low TSHs