Thyroid Function Tests Made Ridiculously Simple Endocrinology Fellow: Frederick Roepcke, MD Objectives

Thyroid Function Tests Made Ridiculously Simple Endocrinology Fellow: Frederick Roepcke, MD Objectives

Thyroid Function Tests Made Ridiculously Simple Endocrinology Fellow: Frederick Roepcke, MD Objectives ´ Thyroid Physiology ´ 4 cases: each with common thyroid function test abnormalities ´ Summary Thyroid Hormone Labs in Review Thyroid Hormone Labs: • TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) • T4 and T3 are released from the thyroid • Majority T4 • T3 is more potent than T4 • T3 is also made in periphery by conversion from T4 • Free vs Total Levels • Free levels are unbound and bioavailable. • The total level is measure of both bound and unbound hormone. These levels fluctuate based on binding protein levels. Thyroid Physiology Thyroid Hormone Formation: Colloid • Iodine transported into the colloid • Thyroglobulin acts as assembly line • T4 and T3 are made from pre- cursors (through iodination) TPO • Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) catalyzes thyroid hormone production • TSH binding releases hormone Thyroglobulin Follicular Cell Now lets get to some cases!!! Case 1 • 82 year old male chronically ill, living in a nursing home who has had recurrent admissions. • Presents with fever and AMS with findings of pneumonia started on zosyn • Though the ED poses additional concern for myxedema coma! TRUST TRIAL: • RandomizedLabs: controlled trial • Placebo vsTSH Levothyroxine 12 (elevated) for the treatment of subclinicalLabs 6 weeks hypothyroidism post-hospitalization: in patients older thanFree 65 T4years 0.8 (normal)of age (737 adults) TSH 9 • NormalT3 0.6 free (low) T4 Free T4 0.9 (normal) • TSH 4.6 to 19.9 (Majority <10) • No difference in outcomes with levothyroxine vs placebo Case 2 Painless Thyroiditis • 38 year old female who is healthy aside from a 25 recent viral illness. Hypothyroid • PresentedHyperthyroid 8 weeks ago to urgent care for tremor, fatigue and palpitations.Euthyroid • Urgent care recommend 1 week follow-up with Euthyroid 20 her PCP which she missed. She was not discharged on a beta blocker, methimazole or steroids. 15• Symptoms have resolved when you see her. 10 Initial Labs: TSH 0.02 (low) 5 Current Thyroid Function Thyroid Antibodies 0 TSH 4 TRAb and TSI negative Free 0T4 weeks 0.9 6 weeks 12 weeks 18 weeks T3 0.8 TT4 TSH Case 3 Then it must be my Testosterone! • “54” year old male physician with hypertension and untreated sleep apnea due to non- compliance. • Presented to PCP for evaluation of chronic fatigue. • Demands that the thyroid is the cause. • Vitals are normal. • Exam is unremarkable. Medications: Amlodipine 5 mg Initial Labs: Labs after holding biotin: TSH 0.02 (low) TSH 2 Free T4 1.1 Free T4 1.1 T3 0.9 T3 0.9 Case 4 • 27 year old female who has routine labs including thyroid function tests. • Found to have an elevated total T4 and T3. Otherwise her TSH and Free T4 are normal. • Asymptomatic Medications: High Serum TBG - Estrogens OCP containing estrogen Summary ´ Thyroid physiology is simple. TSH is the key for thyroid hormone production and secretion. ´ Don’t forget about central hypothyroidism. ´ Free T3 and Free T4 is the bioavailable hormone ´ Non-Thyroidal Illness ´ Subclinical hypothyroidism in patients over 65 years old - TRUST trial ´ Thyroiditis phases ´ Biotin as a cause of laboratory interference ´ Estrogen and its affect on thyroid function tests.

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