Sick euthyroid syndrome

What to do when thyroid function tests are abnormal in critically ill patients

Pauline M. Camacho Dr Camacho completed her internal medicine residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, and is currently a first-year endocrinology fellow at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, and Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois.Correspondence[email protected]

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Arcot A. Dwarkanathan Dr Dwarkanathan is assistant professor, department of internal medicine, section of endocrinology, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago.

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Results of thyroid function tests are often abnormal in patients who are acutely ill. Interpreting the tests and knowing what to do with the results when there is no other evidence of thyroid dysfunction can be a challenge. How do you know when the abnormalities should be corrected and when not? In this article, Drs Camacho and Dwarkanathan discuss types, causes, and clinical significance of thyroid hormone abnormalities in patients with sick euthyroid syndrome.

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