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Table 221
Disorder
Hyperthyroidism
Graves disease
TSH low free T4 high in some cases, T3 is elevated and free T4 is normal TRAbs or TSI elevated
Toxic multinodular
goiter
TSH low free T4 and T3 normal or high normal or increased radioactive iodine uptake thyroid scan with multiple areas of increased uptake surrounded by suppressed uptake
Toxic adenoma
TSH low free T4 and T3 normal or high normal or increased radioactive iodine uptake thyroid scan with focal increased uptake in tumor surrounded by suppressed uptake in
nontumor tissue
Subacute thyroiditis
TSH low free T4 and T3 high increased decreased radioactive iodine uptake
Painless thyroiditis
TSH low free T4 and T3 high erythrocyte sedimentation rate normal decreased radioactive iodine uptake
Hypothyroidism
Hashimoto thyroiditis
TSH high T4 normal and then low, preceding a decline in T3 anti-TPO and/or antithyroglobulin antibody positive
Ablative
hypothyroidism
TSH high free T4 and T3 low following procedure that ablates thyroid
Infantile
hypothyroidism
Euthyroid sick
syndrome
TSH normal to high free T4 normal T3 low rT3 high concentrations of TSH and thyroid hormones vary throughout disease course
rT3, reverse triiodothyronine T3, triiodothyronine free T4, free thyroxine TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone TRAbs, TSH receptor autoantibodies TSI, thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins.