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Thyroid function test

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Assist diagnosis and monitoring of thyroid disease
TSH
T4 and T3
Antibodies

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Hyperthyroidism

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Weight loss, heat intolerance, fatigue, palpitations, angina, agitation, goitre, lid retraction, oligomenorrhoea,
Commonly Graves’ disease
Low TSH

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Hypothyroidism

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Lethargy, tiredness, cold intolerance, slowness, memory loss, weight gain, dryness of skin and hair, deepening of voice, goitre, bradycardia, non-pitting odema,
Low T4
High TSH