This deficiency leads to several other symptoms as well. Lab values don't tell the whole story about a thyroid condition, and diagnosis and treatment are based on a broader assessment of symptoms ...

Overall, the USPSTF did not find evidence that screening for abnormal thyroid lab values reduces cardiovascular disease, complications or associated death, in healthy persons with no risk factors ...

Your doctor will check your TSH lab values every four to six weeks to ensure your hormones are in the appropriate range. Your thyroid hormone requirements rise during pregnancy to support the baby ...

They suggested implementing "decision aids" into electronic health records based on thyroid lab values, as well as blocking prescriptions in inappropriate cases. Silverstein and Grady also ...

Previous studies on the prevalence of hypertension in subjects with hypothyroidism have demonstrated elevated blood pressure values. Increased peripheral vascular resistance and low cardiac output ...

Emerging evidence shows that for many patients taking levothyroxine, symptoms persist despite lab results indicating normal TSH values. Further, these patients may feel invalidated and not in ...

Reported from the Lahey Clinic and the Laboratory of the New England Deaconess Hospital. Mason — Formerly Surgeon, Lahey Clinic. Hunt — Director of the Chemical Laboratory at the New England ...