title: Primary care diagnosis of thyroid disease.
abstract: Recent diagnostic advances include sensitive thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) assays, more accurate free thyroxine assays, and fine-needle aspiration biopsy. The workup of patients with suspected thyroid dysfunction generally begins with a TSH assay; guidelines are provided for subsequent thyroid tests. Aspiration biopsy is appropriate for those with a nodular goiter.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behnia
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gharib
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D013963:Thyroid Hormones