Question 159 · LEK · Diagnostics
In a 25-year-old female patient a laboratory test performed during the hospitalization showed TSH concentration 0.1 mIU/L. Indicate the correct interpretation of this result:
- A. primary hyperthyroidism.
- B. pituitary insufficiency.
- C. overdosage of levothyroxine.
- D. glucocorticosteroid treatment.
- E. the result should not be interpreted without the information on clinical data and FT4 concentration.
Hint
A single low TSH in a hospitalized patient can have several thyroid and non-thyroid explanations.
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