q2 - krish07

[ArchivalUser]

65 yr old female comes to ur office for routine check-up. Presently has no complaints. One yr ago, had a vertebral compression fracture, for which she is taking hormone replacement therapy, since then. Her lab shows normal TSH levels. which of the following is true with this pt?

a.Incr. total T4 pool
b.Incr.free T3
c.Overactive iodine uptake bythe thyroid
d.Decreased conversion of T4 to T3
e.Occult sympathetic hyperactivity

[ArchivalUser]

could it be 1..

[ArchivalUser]

yep... a is correct.

[ArchivalUser]

bbb

[ArchivalUser]

krish07 , can you post the explaination thanks,

[ArchivalUser]

estrogen causes high TBG so hight total t4

[ArchivalUser]

gotyou thanks