CASE ANALYSIS 4
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AN APPARENTLY HEALTHY
33 YR-OLD WOMAN UNDERGOES THYROID TESTING WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: FT4 = 1.2 ng/dL, s-TSH = 15 uU/mL. NO GOITER OR ANY OTHER ABNORMALITY IS NOTED. THE PHYSICIAN IS CONCERNED, BUT DECIDES TO FOLLOW
THE PATIENT FOR EVERY SIX MONTHS. SIX
MONTHS LATER THE PATIENT’S FT4= 1.1 ng/dL, s –TSH = 25 uU/mL.
QUESTIONS
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1. WHAT CLINICAL STATE IS THE PATIENT APPARENTLY
EXHIBITING? DEFEND YOUR ANSWER?
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2. WHY IS THERE CONCERN OVER THESE RESULTS?
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3. WHY WOULD MOST LABORATORY THYROID TESTS NOT
BE USEFUL IN THIS CASE?
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4. WHAT LABORATORY TEST WOULD BE USEFUL? WHY?
CHECK ANSWERS HERE
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