ndications for screening for hypothyroidism. (Reproduced with permission) 8
| ESTABLISHED Congenital hypothyroidism Treatment of hyperthyroidism Neck irradiation Pituitary surgery or irradiation Patients taking amiodarone or lithiumPROBABLY WORTHWHILE Pregnancy Type I diabetes antepartum Previous episode of postpartum thyroiditis Unexplained infertility Women over 40 with non-specific complaints Refractory depression; bipolar affective disorder with rapid cycling 10 Turner’s syndrome; Down’s syndrome Autoimmune Addison’s disease | UNCERTAIN Breast cancer 11 DementiaFamily history of autoimmune thyroid disease Obesity Idiopathic oedemaNOT INDICATED Acutely ill patients with no clinical reason to suspect thyroid disease |
From: Adult Hypothyroidism
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