Endocrine Abstracts

Isolated change in serum TSH concentration occurs in 15% of hospitalised patients in response to non-thyroidal illness or various drugs, which interfere with thyroidal synthesis and secretion, thyroid hormone metabolism and absorption. Significant change in concentration of either suppressed (<0.1 mU/l) or elevated (>10 mU/l) TSH level is seen in 1–2% of them but only less than half have underlying thyroid disorder.UK Guideline for use of TF...