SMJ articles in the category "TSH"

Original Article

Effects of Cocaine-Positive Urine Screens on Serum Thyrotropin Levels in Patients Admitted to an Inpatient Mental Health Unit

Objective: To assess the effect of a positive urine screen for cocaine on thyrotropin (TSH, also thyroid-stimulating hormone) concentrations. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, patients admitted to the mental health unit at an academic inpatient setting with a diagnosis of cocaine dependence or cocaine intoxication were routinely screened with…

Posted in: thyrotropin 2 TSH 2

Case Report

Concomitant Graves Hyperthyroidism with Thyrotrophin-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma

The relationship of autoimmune thyroid disease and TSH-producing pituitary tumor is rarely found. We report two patients with hyperthyroidism, a 27-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, who were diagnosed with Graves hyperthyroidism with elevated free thyroxine (FT4), suppressed TSH and positive thyrotropin receptor autoantibodies. After treatment with antithyroid drugs, FT4…

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