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Thyroid Function in Non Thyroidal Illness “The Euthyroid Sick Syndrome”

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6th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 1))

Abstract

Thyroid hormones are major regulators of cellular metabolic activity and are essential for the response of the organism to severe illness. Radioimmunoassay methodology and availability of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) have considerably improved the assessment of thyroid gland function. The reader is refered to several recent reviews to properly interpret these laboratory parameters and pathways of thyroid hormone metabolism [1, 2, 3].

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    J. L. Vincent

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Boles, JM., Garre, M. (1986). Thyroid Function in Non Thyroidal Illness “The Euthyroid Sick Syndrome”. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) 6th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82801-0_40

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