Repeat thyroid function tests for healthy older people are not needed

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Function Tests

Repeat thyroid function tests for healthy older people are not needed

BMJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. l805
Author(s):  
Rob Cook ◽  
Duncan Fortescue-Webb ◽  
Rachel Taft
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Research School ◽  
Primary Care Research ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Function Tests

The study Roberts L, McCahon D, Johnson O, Haque MS, Parle J, Hobbs FR. Stability of thyroid function in older adults: the Birmingham Elderly Thyroid Study. Published on 28 August 2018 Br J Gen Pract 2018;68:e718-26. This study was funded by the National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research (SPCR). To read the full NIHR Signal, go to: https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000703/repeat-thyroid-function-tests-for-healthy-older-people-are-not-needed

Euthyroid sick syndrome in older people

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Nadya Kagansky ◽  
Sari Tal ◽  
Shmuel Levy
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Hormone ◽  
Older People ◽  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Clinical Evidence ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Hormone Metabolism ◽  
Euthyroid Sick Syndrome ◽  
Thyroid Hormone Metabolism ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Altered Thyroid

The term euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS) is used to describe abnormalities in thyroid function tests that are observed in patients with systemic non-thyroid illness. Despite these abnormalities, there is usually little clinical evidence of hypothyroidism. Patients with ESS are generally considered to have altered thyroid hormone metabolism and to be euthyroid.

In a bind: abnormal thyroid function tests

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catriona Hilton ◽  
Farhan Ahmed ◽  
Asif Ali
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Function Tests
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