Thyroid Function Testing: A Brief Update

Thyroid Disease

April 2009

Now, the topic of today is thyroid function testing. The thyroid gland can have both diseases of its structures, as well as its function. What we are going to look on today is simply the functions, so it’s just on the right side of this equation.

< Previous Slide

Thyroid Disease

Next Slide >

 

Jump to section:

• Introduction
• Thyroid Disease
• Regulation of Thyroid Hormone Secretion
• Targets for Assessment of Thyroid Function
• Targets for Assessment of Thyroid Function, cont.
• Targets for Assessment of Thyroid Function, cont.
• Targets for Assessment of Thyroid Function: Biological Considerations
• Targets for Assessment of Thyroid Function
• Balancing It All Up - What Test to Use When
• Initial Diagnosis
• Balancing It All Up - What Test to Use When
• Balancing It All Up - What Test to Use When, cont.
• Balancing It All Up - What Test to Use When, cont.
• Balancing It All Up - What Test to Use When, cont.
• Balancing It All Up - What Test to Use When, cont.
• Balancing It All Up - What Test to Use When
• Appendix - The Key Assays
• Appendix The Key Assays-TSH
• Appendix The Key Assays-FT4
• Questions?