Some Nonthyroid Illnesses that Can Affect Thyroid Tests

• Cirrhosis or severe hepatitis

• Renal failure

• Cancer

• Chemotherapy for cancer

• Severe infection or inflammation

• Trauma

• Postsurgical condition

• Extensive burns

• Starvation or malnutrition

• Acute psychiatric illness

Previous slide

Next slide

Back to first slide

View graphic version