thyroid function 3

The thyroid gland directly secretes about 20 percent of?

T3 is responsible for what?

80% of T3 comes from the conversion of?

T3 is approximately _________ more potent than T4.

Measuring T3 may help diagnose?

Testing for T3 is rarely used to determine?

Measuring TSH is the most effective way to initially test for?

TSH is regulated by?

TSH regulations happens only after _____ is converted to ______ in the _____________ cells.

The measurement of ______ and ______ provide the most accurate assessment of thyroid function.

What are two common thyroid antibodies that damage the thyroid gland?

Measuring thyroid antibodies helps to diagnose the most common cause of ?

Common Disorders of the Thyroid

Hypothyroidism occurs when the ?

Hypothyroidism is often present for a number of years before it is recognized

A typical person with an underactive thyroid will have elevated ______ levels with _______________.

The most common cause of hypothyroidism is ?

Thyroiditis includes a group of individual disorders that cause?

Hashimoto’s disease is the most common _________________________ disorder.

Hashimoto's increases with ______ and occurs more frequently in _______ or persons with a ______________ of ________________

Hashimoto’s disease typically targets women and is characterized by ?

What is the most effective treatment for Hashimoto’s disease?

What is used to treat low thyroid activity?

What is used to treat or suppress different types of goiters?

How should levothyroxine be taken?

Space levothyroxine how long before/after other meds

What occurs when there is an overabundance of thyroid hormone being produced?

A typical person with an overactive thyroid will have a _________________ and ________________.