thyroid
conym5 - 07-12-09 18:05 Bookmark and Share

A patient without symptoms and without a recent illness is found to
have a normal free T4 and elevated TSH which are confirmed on repeated
measurements. The most likely explanation is






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#1
Re: thyroid
bingousmle - 07-12-09 21:44

My answer is: b.

#2
Re: thyroid
drhumaira - 07-13-09 01:45

My answer is: d.

#3
Re: thyroid
saleem - 07-13-09 02:26

My answer is: c.

#4
Re: thyroid
buoyant - 07-13-09 03:46

My answer is: d.

#5
Re: thyroid
buoyant - 07-13-09 03:48

TSH is the single most sensitive test for Thyroid function, irrespective of presence of symptoms &/or deranged / normal T3, T4.

#6
Re: thyroid
zoah2005 - 07-13-09 08:13

My answer is: d.

#7
Re: thyroid
slavic - 07-13-09 14:52

My answer is: d.

#8
Re: thyroid
conym5 - 07-13-09 16:15

binousmle is correct
Laboratory measurements of thyroid hormones and thyroidstimulating
hormone have proven invaluable in determining the true functional
status of the thyroid gland. However, various medications and
nonthyroidal illnesses can alter certain values, so usually a combination of
values is used to make a diagnosis.

#9
Re: thyroid
reksarma - 07-13-09 17:36

My answer is: b.

#10
Re: thyroid
yordanka - 07-13-09 21:17

My answer is: d.

#11
Re: thyroid
chrisusmle - 07-16-09 21:19

My answer is: b.

#12
Re: thyroid
adipocito - 07-16-09 22:53

My answer is: d.

#13
Re: thyroid
zfashan - 07-17-09 02:27

My answer is: d.

#14
Re: thyroid
medick - 07-17-09 02:43

My answer is: d.

#15
Re: thyroid
liyeeyunwin - 07-17-09 10:02

My answer is: d.

#16
Re: thyroid
medical1212 - 07-22-09 13:13

My answer is: e.

#17
Re: thyroid
fas148 - 07-22-09 14:00

My answer is: d.

#18
Re: thyroid
amgadkaldas - 07-24-09 09:22

My answer is: d.

#19
Re: thyroid
bhawesh - 07-25-09 08:24

My answer is: e.

#20
Re: thyroid
tims2159 - 07-25-09 08:37

My answer is: d.

#21
Re: thyroid
dinmenace - 07-25-09 09:51

My answer is: c.

#22
Re: thyroid
ojusdeshpande - 07-25-09 12:28

My answer is: d.

#23
Re: thyroid
kauser - 08-11-09 17:59

My answer is: d.

#24
Re: thyroid
sweety - 08-11-09 18:03

My answer is: d.

#25
Re: thyroid
doczuzu - 08-11-09 19:29

My answer is: d.

#26
Re: thyroid
gurmeetsand - 08-12-09 03:42

My answer is: d.

#27
Re: thyroid
shahzadi - 08-12-09 14:29

My answer is: d.

#28
Re: thyroid
docfarazkhan - 08-12-09 15:38

My answer is: d.

#29
Re: thyroid
aja911 - 08-12-09 23:25

My answer is: e.

#30
Re: thyroid
oxanamichael - 08-13-09 01:48

My answer is: e.

#31
Re: thyroid
medguy - 08-18-09 19:09

My answer is: b.

#32
Re: thyroid
indujeyanthi - 08-19-09 03:09

My answer is: d.

#33
Re: thyroid
orenisrael - 08-19-09 10:27

My answer is: d.


C seems to be as correct as D does?! I choose d.

#34
Re: thyroid
doc4784 - 08-19-09 11:12

My answer is: d.

#35
Re: thyroid
akankshalisa - 08-19-09 11:19

My answer is: b.

#36
Re: thyroid
graviton - 08-19-09 11:21

My answer is: d.

#37
Re: thyroid
ahalya - 08-19-09 12:13

My answer is: e.

#38
Re: thyroid
javeria - 08-20-09 00:37

My answer is: d.

#39
Re: thyroid
srisri73 - 08-21-09 00:34

My answer is: d.

#40
Re: thyroid
cocolee - 08-21-09 13:05

My answer is: c.

#41
Re: thyroid
burova - 08-21-09 19:49

My answer is: d.

#42
Re: thyroid
sundusniazi - 08-22-09 17:02

My answer is: d.

#43
Re: thyroid
19771976 - 08-22-09 23:01

My answer is: d.

#44
Re: thyroid
sindam123 - 08-27-09 03:18

My answer is: c.

#45
Re: thyroid
himanga1 - 08-27-09 14:01

My answer is: d.

#46
Re: thyroid
jianyingfang2008 - 09-04-09 20:34

My answer is: d.

#47
Re: thyroid
marceloabud - 09-05-09 09:32

My answer is: d.

#48
Re: thyroid
winwinkyi - 09-07-09 06:05

My answer is: d.

#49
Re: thyroid
obieze - 09-07-09 08:19

My answer is: c.

#50
Re: thyroid
biyabiyo - 09-07-09 10:58

My answer is: d.

#51
Re: thyroid
sweet12 - 09-07-09 20:12

My answer is: d.

#52
Re: thyroid
docraj - 09-07-09 21:07

My answer is: e.

#53
Re: thyroid
amapola - 09-07-09 22:04

My answer is: d.

#54
Re: thyroid
mtniharika - 09-08-09 12:24

My answer is: d.

#55
Re: thyroid
sripurandar - 11-10-09 12:24

My answer is: d.

#56
Re: thyroid
roseline - 11-10-09 14:20

My answer is: d.


hypothroidism causes an elevated tsh

#57
Re: thyroid
nadi12 - 11-15-09 16:20

My answer is: d.

#58
Re: thyroid
shwethinzar07 - 11-24-09 11:02

My answer is: e.

#59
Re: thyroid
soon2b - 11-24-09 12:20

My answer is: e.

#60
Re: thyroid
usmlefever3 - 11-24-09 12:20

My answer is: d.

#61
Re: thyroid
ayyappan - 11-26-09 09:21

My answer is: b.

#62
Re: thyroid
ysemak - 11-26-09 14:19

My answer is: b.

#63
Re: thyroid
shahra - 11-28-09 01:42

My answer is: d.

#64
Re: thyroid
gulchehra - 11-28-09 10:54

My answer is: d.

#65
Re: thyroid
yubisay - 11-28-09 22:13

My answer is: a.

#66
Re: thyroid
786bgh78 - 11-29-09 02:43

My answer is: e.

#67
Re: thyroid
fatma2010 - 11-30-09 16:23

My answer is: d.

#68
Re: thyroid
medusmle01 - 12-11-09 10:37

My answer is: d.

#69
Re: thyroid
souvikadhikari - 12-11-09 12:17

My answer is: b.

#70
Re: thyroid
jordanrobin - 12-11-09 17:45

My answer is: d.

#71
Re: thyroid
nandi85 - 12-13-09 11:11

My answer is: d.

#72
Re: thyroid
shahad - 01-06-10 03:31

My answer is: d.

#73
Re: thyroid
smiles - 01-09-10 16:34

My answer is: b.

#74
Re: thyroid
lorinda - 01-12-10 16:09

My answer is: d.

#75
Re: thyroid
xavico1982 - 01-12-10 22:20

My answer is: d.

#76
Re: thyroid
oldman - 01-13-10 09:25

My answer is: d.

#77
Re: thyroid
asdfgh - 01-13-10 12:46

My answer is: d.

#78
Re: thyroid
moyoah - 01-24-10 10:42

My answer is: e.

#79
Re: thyroid
drbelica - 01-24-10 13:15

My answer is: b.

#80
Re: thyroid
nidayasir - 01-24-10 13:21

My answer is: b.

#81
Re: thyroid
bihnan - 01-25-10 16:09

My answer is: d.

#82
Re: thyroid
rejuvicell - 01-26-10 04:19

My answer is: b.

#83
Re: thyroid
cisca1910 - 01-27-10 13:42

My answer is: d.

#84
Re: thyroid
iqbal2010 - 02-17-10 01:51

My answer is: b.

#85
Re: thyroid
noor2007 - 02-17-10 08:54

My answer is: d.

#86
Re: thyroid
girgis - 02-17-10 09:51

My answer is: d.

#87
Re: thyroid
ophthalmologist - 02-17-10 11:23

My answer is: c.

#88
Re: thyroid
dmg5657 - 02-17-10 14:16

My answer is: d.

#89
Re: thyroid
perlitamd - 02-17-10 20:16

My answer is: b.

#90
Re: thyroid
munira1980 - 02-18-10 22:25

My answer is: b.

#91
Re: thyroid
gul2008 - 02-19-10 01:18

My answer is: d.

#92
Re: thyroid
chiafen - 02-21-10 07:19

My answer is: d.

#93
Re: thyroid
saurabhsingh - 03-10-10 07:42

My answer is: b.

#94
Re: thyroid
drniraj - 03-10-10 08:07

My answer is: d.

#95
Re: thyroid
inessa - 03-10-10 20:51

My answer is: e.

#96
Re: thyroid
joseph - 03-11-10 12:26

My answer is: d.


my answer is d.

#97
Re: thyroid
nivazs - 03-11-10 13:02

My answer is: d.

#98
Re: thyroid
malek2010 - 03-12-10 07:20

My answer is: c.

#99
Re: thyroid
friskies - 03-12-10 08:34

My answer is: d.

#100
Re: thyroid
radhika4f - 03-15-10 22:46

My answer is: d.

#101
Re: thyroid
prathyusha - 03-16-10 05:46

My answer is: d.

#102
Re: thyroid
syedhussain - 03-16-10 10:36

My answer is: d.

#103
Re: thyroid
westbrook348 - 03-17-10 22:46

My answer is: b.

#104
Re: thyroid
ghazal3 - 03-18-10 04:22

My answer is: c.

#105
Re: thyroid
zarthosh7 - 03-19-10 14:16

My answer is: b.

#106
Re: thyroid
sabryomar - 03-24-10 03:09

My answer is: b.

#107
Re: thyroid
sneha2712 - 03-24-10 13:49

My answer is: d.

#108
Re: thyroid
schatzeale - 03-26-10 16:29

My answer is: d.

#109
Re: thyroid
kundan - 03-27-10 17:03

My answer is: a.

#110
Re: thyroid
pingpong20 - 04-25-10 14:15

My answer is: b.

#111
Re: thyroid
luckyveda - 05-03-10 13:26

My answer is: d.

#112
Re: thyroid
sam1971 - 05-08-10 14:37

My answer is: d.

#113
Re: thyroid
hirabakhtiar - 05-08-10 16:28

My answer is: d.

#114
Re: thyroid
timmu000 - 05-08-10 21:11

My answer is: b.

#115
Re: thyroid
babbu5508 - 05-17-10 16:25

My answer is: d.


elevated TSH is a compensatory mechanism in subclinical hypothyroidism which is responsible for increased functioning of thyroid and bringing the blood levels of throid hormone to normal...

#116
Re: thyroid
leenamathew1 - 05-20-10 05:20

My answer is: d.

#117
Re: thyroid
mkaylani81 - 06-15-10 15:45

My answer is: d.

#118
Re: thyroid
amnaabdullah - 06-15-10 22:32

My answer is: d.

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