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A diagnosis is suspected through blood tests, by measuring the level of [[thyroid-stimulating hormone]] (TSH) in the blood. A low TSH (the job of TSH taken over by thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin [TSI] that act like TSH) indicates increased levels of T4 and/or T3 in the blood. Measuring specific [[antibody|antibodies]], such as anti-TSH-receptor antibodies in Graves' disease, may contribute to the diagnosis. | A diagnosis is suspected through blood tests, by measuring the level of [[thyroid-stimulating hormone]] (TSH) in the blood. A low TSH (the job of TSH taken over by thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin [TSI] that act like TSH) indicates increased levels of T4 and/or T3 in the blood. Measuring specific [[antibody|antibodies]], such as anti-TSH-receptor antibodies in Graves' disease, may contribute to the diagnosis. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Laboratory findings
A diagnosis is suspected through blood tests, by measuring the level of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in the blood. A low TSH (the job of TSH taken over by thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin [TSI] that act like TSH) indicates increased levels of T4 and/or T3 in the blood. Measuring specific antibodies, such as anti-TSH-receptor antibodies in Graves' disease, may contribute to the diagnosis.