![]() ![]() Is important to consider that thyroid function should not be assessed in seriously ill patients unless there is a strong suspicion of thyroid disfunction. The abnormality observed include low serum levels of T3, normal or low serum levels of T4 and normal or low serum levels of TSH. The diagnosis is based on the evaluation of serum TSH and serum fT3/fT4 and on the clinical examination. Also, the symptoms associated with the underlying disease are predominant and the diagnosis is based only on laboratory tests. In most cases sick patients with low serum T3 are often regarded as being clinically euthyroid (from which the name “Euthyroid sick syndrome”). Symptoms are non-specific, ranging from asymptomatic conditions to symptoms of hypothyroidism.
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