T3 thyrotoxicosis
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Etiology
- autonomous thyroid function
- toxic uninodular & multinodular goiter
- Graves disease in the setting of iodine deficiency
Clinical manifestations
- see hyperthyroidism &/or thyrotoxicosis
Laboratory
- free T3 elevated
- free T4 generally within normal limits, but may be low
- serum TSH is suppressed
Management
- see multinodular goiter
- see hyperthyroidism
More general terms
References
- ↑ Konrady A T3-thyrotoxicosis: incidence, significance and correlation with iodine intake (Article in Hungarian, English abstract) PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10703222
- ↑ Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8) Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2013
- ↑ Figge J, Leinung M, Goodman AD et al The clinical evaluation of patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism and free triiodothyronine (free T3) toxicosis. Am J Med. 1994 Mar;96(3):229-34 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8154510