CASE ANALYSIS 3
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A 59 YEAR OLD MAN WHO
HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF
HYPOTHERMIA, COOLNESS IN THE EXTREMITIES, DECREASED BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE,
FATIGUE, AND DELAY IN REFLEX TIME. A
THYROID PROFILE WAS ORDERED WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS:
LABORATORY FINDINGS
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FT4 = 4.0
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s.-TSH = 1.0 uU/mL
QUESTIONS
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1. FROM THE CASE HISTORY AND THE LABORATORY
DATA, WHAT IS A LIKELY DIAGNOSIS?
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2. WHAT ADDITIONAL LABORATORY TEST/S WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE?
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3. WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE
PATIENT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN INTERPRETING RESULTS?
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4. IS TREATMENT FOR THYROID DISORDER INDICATED?
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