A 60-year-old man is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with severe pancreatitis and multi-organ failure. Routine blood tests include Thyroid Functio...

Question

A 60-year-old man is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with severe pancreatitis and multi-organ failure. Routine blood tests include Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs), which show: TSH 0.5 mU/L (0.4-4.0), Free T4 10 pmol/L (12-22), Free T3 2.0 pmol/L (3.1-6.8). What is the most likely interpretation of these results?

Accepted Answer

Sick Euthyroid Syndrome (Non-thyroidal illness)

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Primary Hypothyroidism

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Secondary Hypothyroidism

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Subclinical Hyperthyroidism

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Iodine deficiency

mrcp part 1 MCQ (SBA): Sick Euthyroid Syndrome