TY - JOUR
T1 - Subclinical thyroid disease
AU - Surks, Martin I.
AU - Ocampo, Enrico
PY - 1996/2
Y1 - 1996/2
N2 - Widespread use of improved measurements for serum thyroid hormones and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) has resulted in characterization of the syndromes of subclinical hypothyroidism, characterized by normal free T4 estimate and raised serum TSH, and subclinical hyperthyroidism, in which patients have normal serum free T4 estimate and decreased serum TSH. Therapy fur these two disorders is generally recommended but must be individualized according to the patient's general medical condition. Additional studies are needed to assess the benefits of treatment. This report reviews subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism, describing their causes, diagnostic criteria, complications, and indications fur treatment. A brief review of testing fur thyroid function is presented, and each of the subclinical disorders is compared with the classic syndromes of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
AB - Widespread use of improved measurements for serum thyroid hormones and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) has resulted in characterization of the syndromes of subclinical hypothyroidism, characterized by normal free T4 estimate and raised serum TSH, and subclinical hyperthyroidism, in which patients have normal serum free T4 estimate and decreased serum TSH. Therapy fur these two disorders is generally recommended but must be individualized according to the patient's general medical condition. Additional studies are needed to assess the benefits of treatment. This report reviews subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism, describing their causes, diagnostic criteria, complications, and indications fur treatment. A brief review of testing fur thyroid function is presented, and each of the subclinical disorders is compared with the classic syndromes of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)89462-4
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)89462-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 8629658
AN - SCOPUS:0030060216
SN - 0002-9343
VL - 100
SP - 217
EP - 223
JO - American Journal of Medicine
JF - American Journal of Medicine
IS - 2
ER -