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Enfermedad subclínica de la tiroides: aplicaciones clínicas
Nananda F Col1, Martin I Surks, Gilbert H Daniels
1Division of Women's Health and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass, USA.
JAMA
|January 15, 2004
Resumen
La enfermedad subclínica de la tiroides, detectada a través de los niveles de hormona estimulante de la tiroides (TSH), tiene beneficios de tratamiento inciertos. Las decisiones de gestión para el hipotiroidismo y el hipertiroidismo subclínicos deben considerar las preferencias del paciente debido a pruebas no concluyentes.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Endocrinología Endocrinología.
- Medicina interna es la medicina interna de las enfermedades.
Sus antecedentes:
- El hipotiroidismo y el hipertiroidismo subclínicos son etapas tempranas de disfunción tiroidea identificadas por niveles anormales de hormona estimulante de la tiroides (TSH) en suero con concentraciones normales de tiroxina libre (FT4) y triiodotironina (T3).
- Estas condiciones a menudo se presentan con síntomas clínicos mínimos o inexistentes, por lo que la evaluación de laboratorio es crucial para el diagnóstico.
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