Friday 2 March 2018



Amiodarone blocks conversion of T4 to T3 and affects pituitary thyroid axis. The following changes in thyroid function tests occur within 3 months of starting amiodarone and are not indicative of thyroid disease:
increase in TSH up to 20mU/L
increase in T4 to upper limit of normal decreased T3 levels.

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