The effects of nonthyroid disease and drugs on thyroid function tests
RR Cavalieri - Medical Clinics of North America, 1991 - Elsevier
The diagnosis of thyroid dysfunction in patients with non thyroid illness (NTI) is often difficult
because many of the clinical manifestations of thyroid disease are nonspecific and tend to
be obscured by the systemic signs of NTI. Furthermore, 40% to 70% of hospitalized patients
with NTI have one or more abnormalities on thyroid function testing (euthyroid sick
syndrome). 5, 32t On the other hand, the incidence of true hypothyroidism or
hyperthyroidism in patients with NTI in a general hospital population is less than 1 …
because many of the clinical manifestations of thyroid disease are nonspecific and tend to
be obscured by the systemic signs of NTI. Furthermore, 40% to 70% of hospitalized patients
with NTI have one or more abnormalities on thyroid function testing (euthyroid sick
syndrome). 5, 32t On the other hand, the incidence of true hypothyroidism or
hyperthyroidism in patients with NTI in a general hospital population is less than 1 …