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Not-thyroidal illness
(e.g. myocardial infarction or pneumonia):
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Decreased peripherial conversion of T4 to T3.
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Alterations in the binding proteins.
Alterations in the affinity of binding proteins
for thyroid hormones.
↓TSH levels as a results of the illness itself or
the use of drugs (e.g. dopamine or
corticosteroids).
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↑TSH into the hypothyroid range during
convalescence.