Table 1.
Vital Signs and Thyroid Function Tests for Patient #1 and #2.
| Data (reference range) | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission | Day 8 a | 3-week follow-up | Admission | Day 2 a | One month follow-up | |
| Blood pressure | 142/78 | 127/73 | — | 109/54 | 117/85 | — |
| Pulse | 173 | 91 | — | 144 | 71 | — |
| Respiratory rate | 36 | 18 | — | 26 | 19 | — |
| TSH (0.5-5.0 mcIU/mL) | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | N/A | <0.01 |
| Free T4 (0.8-1.8 ng/dL) | >7.8 | 7.3 | 2.3 | >7.8 | 4.3 | 7.2 |
| Free T3 (2.3-4.2 pg/mL) | 21.9 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 15.4 | 8.8 | — |
| TSI (≤0.54 IU/L) | 8.43 | — | — | 7.77 | — | — |
| TRAb (≤1.75 IU/L) | 9.40 | — | — | Not tested | — | — |
Legend: aDay of discharge from the hospital.
Abbreviations: TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; T3, triiodothyronine; T4, thyroxine; TSI, thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin; TRAb, thyrotropin receptor antibody.