G ENERALLY, the purpose of assessing thyroid function in a given patient is to determine
his metabolic status. In patients with systemic nonthyroidal illness, as well as in those …

THE binding OF thyroid HORMONES by serum proteins appears to determine their
availability to the sites at which they exert their hormonal effect and are metabolized. These …

THE TERM euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS) identifies abnormalities in thyroid function tests
observed in patients with systemic nonthyroidal illnesses (NTIs) and those undergoing …

Primary biliary cirrhosis is a chronic, progressive cholestatic liver disease of unknown cause
that usually affects middle-aged women and eventually leads to liver failure and the need for …

The liver has an important role in thyroid hormone metabolism and the level of thyroid
hormones is also important to normal hepatic function and bilirubin metabolism. Besides the …

This article briefly summarizes thyroid function alterations generally seen in the euthyroid
sick syndrome, provides an overview of specific thyroidal adaptations during several clinical …

Alterations in thyroid physiology and thyroid function tests occur in some patients with
nonthyroidal illnesses. Low concentrations of serum triiodothyronine (T3) usually occur in …

Resting metabolic rate (RMR) was measured in 154 women and 48 men before the
beginning of a weight reduction program. In both sexes there were significant univariate …

Thyroid hormone abnormalities are common in critically ill patients. For over three decades,
a mild form of these abnormalities has been described in patients with several diseases …

Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is common and occurs frequently in conjunction with
other diseases. Many putative disease associations have been suggested for AITD but the …