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Thyroiditis Decision Tool
Sep 22, 2014
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Mark Morgan
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Endocrine, Nutrition & Obesity
Thyroiditis Decision Tool
Summary: How to proceed when thyroiditis is suspected.
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No
Yes
<-- Thyroid Pain
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No
Yes
<-- Taking amiodarone, interferon alfa, interleukin-2, or kinase inhibitor
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Low
High
<-- TSH
DIAGNOSIS --> Drug-induced thyroiditis.
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No
Yes
<-- Postpartum
DIAGNOSIS --> Hashimoto or silent thyroiditis of subacute thyroiditis (hypothyroid phase).
DIAGNOSIS --> Postpartum or Hashimoto thyroiditis (hypothyroid phase).
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Low
High
<-- Thyroid scan with radioactive iodine uptake
DIAGNOSIS --> Silent or subacute thyroiditis (hyperthyroid phase).
DIAGNOSIS --> Graves disease.
DIAGNOSIS --> Postpartum thyroiditis (hyperthyroid phase).
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No
Yes
<-- Toxic-appearing patient.
DIAGNOSIS --> Infectious thyroiditis.
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No
Yes
<-- History of Radiation or Trauma
DIAGNOSIS --> Radiation- or trauma-induced thyroiditis
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No
Yes
<-- Low TSH and High Thyroglobulin Level
DIAGNOSIS --> Thyroid hemorrhage
DIAGNOSIS --> Subacute thyroiditis
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Am Fam Physician. 2006 May 15;73(10):1769-1776.
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