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TSH increased
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Etiology
- Primary hypothyroidism
- "Subclinical" hypothyroidism: high TSH, clinically euthyroid, normal T4
- Autoimmune disease (assay interference)
- Recovery from nonthyroidal illness
- Acute psychiatric illness
- Drugs: dopamine antagonists (eg, metoclopramide), phenothiazines, atypical antipsychotics
- Levothyroxine malabsorption due to iron, sucralfate, aluminum hydroxide antacids, calcium supplements, soy milk
- Rare cases of hyperthyroidism due to inappropriate pituitary TSH secretion, eg, neoplasm
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Etiology
- Primary hypothyroidism
- "Subclinical" hypothyroidism: high TSH, clinically euthyroid, normal T4
- Autoimmune disease (assay interference)
- Recovery from nonthyroidal illness
- Acute psychiatric illness
- Drugs: dopamine antagonists (eg, metoclopramide), phenothiazines, atypical antipsychotics
- Levothyroxine malabsorption due to iron, sucralfate, aluminum hydroxide antacids, calcium supplements, soy milk
- Rare cases of hyperthyroidism due to inappropriate pituitary TSH secretion, eg, neoplasm
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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "TSH Increased." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. The Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114305/all/TSH_increased.
Zeiger RFR. TSH increased. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114305/all/TSH_increased. Accessed March 20, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). TSH increased. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114305/all/TSH_increased
Zeiger RFR. TSH Increased [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2023 March 20]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114305/all/TSH_increased.
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