7th September 2020

A 74-year-old patient is currently well on the ward and is medically fit for discharge

A 74-year-old patient is currently well on the ward and is medically fit for discharge from hospital following a community-acquired pneumonia. The only abnormalities in her latest blood results are her TFTs: 

• TSH: 2.6mu/L
• Total T4: 54nmol/L
• Free T4: 6.1 pmol/L
• T3: 0.7 nmol/L

For the patient above, please select the SINGLE most likely diagnosis. Select ONE option from the list above. 

Reference Range

• Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH): 0.5-5.5 mu/l
• Free thyroxine (T4): 9-18 pmol/l
• Total thyroxine (T4): 70-140 nmol/l
• Triiodothyronine (T3): 1.2-3.0nmol/l