EUTHYROID HYPETHYROXINAEMIA-MCQ
1. Seen in amiodarone associated thyroid dysfunction.
2. Total T3 and /or T4 may be elevated
3. fT4/fT3 levels are normal.
4. TSH levels are normal
5. In clinical practice the commonest cause is due to a congenital or acquired alteration in thyroid binding proteins.
ANSWERS
1. TRUE-other associated dysfunctions include hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
2. TRUE-
3. TRUE-
4. TRUE-today serum TSH is a screening test for thyroid function, and a normal TSH value should not be followed by measurement of total T4.
5. TRUE-Thyroxine binding globulin(TBG),Thyroxine binding pre-albumin(TBPA) and Albumin.
