Clinical and laboratory assessment of thyroid abnormalities.
Clinical assessment of the patient with suspected thyroid disease remains an important part of the workup. Available laboratory tests of thyroid function include measurements of serum thyroid hormones and thyroid-stimulating hormone, titers of autoantibodies involved with Graves' disease and thyroiditis, and thyroid imaging and uptake techniques. The usefulness and limitations of each of these tests are reviewed.
D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000378:metabolism; D010173:Palpation; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000097:blood; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014463:Ultrasonography
D001323:Autoantibodies; D001798:Blood Proteins; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013954:Thyroglobulin; D013974:Thyroxine