ORLANDO, Fla. — Steering clinicians toward a cascade approach for thyroid function testing cut unnecessary orders by a monthly average of 15% and concurrent orders by 19% per month, according to ...

Thyroid function test abnormalities in pregnancy, including those at subclinical levels, are linked to a higher risk of preterm birth, according to a new meta-analysis. However, there is no evidence, ...

Myxedema is caused by the deposition of hyaluronic acid in patients with thyroid disease. Blood tests can detect thyroid dysfunction, which can result in cardiac, GI, and menstrual disturbances as ...

Thyroid blood tests help figure out how well your thyroid gland is working. TSH helps the thyroid gland know when to make ...

Thyroxine (T4) is the main hormone your thyroid makes. Your thyroid hormones are important because they control how your body uses energy from the food you eat. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) T4 ...

Accurately diagnosing thyroid function is critical to avoid harms of unnecessary treatment. This study found that age-, sex-, and race-specific reference intervals reclassified nearly half of patients ...

The thyroid releases hormones that regulate metabolism, growth, and organ function. When hormone levels dip too low (hypothyroidism), the body slows down. When they rise too high (hyperthyroidism), it ...

RADIOIODINE (I131) has been used extensively in the diagnosis of thyroid disorders, and many tests have been developed. 1–3 Most of these tests are based on two aspects of thyroid activity: the ...