Name
EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROME
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
THERE ARE CHANGES IN SERUM THYROID HORMONE & TSH LEVELS IN VARIETY OF NONTHYROID DISEASES LIKE - INFECTIONS - MALIGNANCIES - INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS - MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION - SURGERY - TRAUMA - STARVATION THESE CHANGES RESULT FROM CHANGES IN PERIPHERAL THYROID HORMONE METABOLISM & TRANSPORT INDUCED BY NONTHYROID ILLNESS.* SERUM TOTAL T3 & FREE T3 LEVELS - PROPORTIONATELY DECREASED MORE THAN T4 * SERUM FREE T4 & TSH LEVELS - NORMAL OR DECREASE IN SEVERE CASES & MILDLY INCREASED IN RECOVERY PHASE * T3 RESIN UPTAKE - INCREASES * REVERSE T3 (RT3) - INCREASED
TYPENOTES
Medical Care No medical treatment for NTI exists, but thyroid hormones have been used in the setting of NTI without clear benefit.
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
T3, T4, TSH, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT