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Tests of thyroid function

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Thyroid Disease in Clinical Practice

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Abstract

Thyroid disorders are common. At least 5% of the adult population in Western countries have hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, goitre or a nodule in the thyroid. Most of those with a goitre or nodule are euthyroid, but laboratory confirmation of this is required. Laboratory documentation of abnormal thyroid function is very important, because treatment, whether for hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, is often lifelong and therefore should not be based on clinical opinion alone. Suspected thyroid disease is more common than true dysfunction. The tired, depressed, overweight, nervous, infertile, irritable, thin and comatose are all at risk of having their thyroid function tested.

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