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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Medical Test

Diseases (201)

Screening/Initial Testing (37)

Autoimmune thyroiditis

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Benign neoplasm, thyroid gland

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Congenital hypothyroidism

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May be performed as part of newborn screening programs. NOT elevated in central comgenitalhypothroidism

Dyshormonogenetic goiter

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Grave's disease

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Hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis

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Hyperthyroidism, primary

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Hypopituitarism

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Hypothyroidism

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Malignant neoplasm, thyroid gland

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Important in the initial assessment of all patients with thyroid nodules prior to FNA biopsy.

Malignant tumor of thyroid gland

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Medullary thyroid carcinoma

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Multinodular goiter

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Secondary hypothyroidism

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Anterior pituitary hyperplasia

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Benign neoplasm, pituitary gland (pituitary adenoma)

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Galactorrhea

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Rule out thyroid related diseases.

Hyperparathyroidism, primary

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Hyperparathyroidism, secondary

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Metabolic syndrome

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Osteopetrosis

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Peripheral neuropathy

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Secondary hypopituitarism

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Adult preventative health screening

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Geriatric health maintenance

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Hypertensive disorder, systemic arterial

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Rule out thyroid disease.

Inclusion body myositis

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Prenatal care (Antenatal care)

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Stillbirth

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Hirsutism

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Rule out hypothyroidism.

Multiple sclerosis

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Secondary hypertension

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Rule out thyroid disease.

Diagnostic Testing (116)

Acquired hypothyroidism

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Atrial fibrillation

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Dyshormonogenetic goiter

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Familial hyperlipoproteinemia

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Hypertriglyceridemia

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Addison's disease

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Dysfunctional uterine bleeding

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Hypoglycemia

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Parkinson's disease

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Rule out thyroid disorders.

Recurrent pregnancy loss (Miscarriage)

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Alzheimer's disease

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Anorexia nervosa

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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Benign islet cell tumor

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Congestive cardiomyopathy

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Dilated cardiomyopathy

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Female infertility

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Growth hormone deficiency

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Malignant neoplasm, pituitary gland

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Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type I

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Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

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Primary ovarian insufficiency

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Prolactinoma

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Pruritus (generalized)

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Seizure

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Seizure disorder

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Stiff person syndrome (Stiff man syndrome)

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Williams syndrome

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22q11.2 deletion syndrome

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22q11.2 microdeletion (DiGeorge) syndrome

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5p partial monosomy syndrome (Cri du chat syndrome)

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Acromegaly

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Adrenogenital disorder

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Alcoholic fatty liver

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Evaluate for thyroid disorders

Alopecia

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Amenorrhea

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Rule out thyroid disease.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

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Benign essential hypertension

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Bipolar disorder

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Cardiac arrest

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Cardiac arrhythmia

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Chronic fatigue syndrome

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Rule out thyroid disease.

Coma

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Congestive heart failure

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Dementia With Lewy Bodies

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Dermatomyositis

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Diabetes insipidus

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Diabetes mellitus type 1

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Rule out thyroid disease.

Epilepsy

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Familial hypercholesterolemia

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Rule out secondary cause of hypercholesterolemia.

Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia

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Evaluate for hypothyroidism

Generalized anxiety disorder

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Gestational trophoblastic disease

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Evaluate for possible hyperthyroidism.

Hereditary angioedema

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Hypercalcemia

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Hypercholesterolemia

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Rule out secondary cause of hypercholesterolemia.

Hyperplasia of ovarian stroma

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Hyperuricemia

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Hypogammaglobulinemia

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Rule out autoimmune thyroid disease.

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

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If symptoms of hypo-or hyperthyroidism are present.

Jaundice

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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

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Lymphedema

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Major depressive disorder (Depression)

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Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type II

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Rule out thyroid disorders.

Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type III

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Myasthenia gravis

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Rule out thyroid disease.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Obstructive sleep apnea

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Rule out hypothyroidism.

Osteoporosis

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Rule out thyroid disease as etiology of osteoporosis.

Polycystic ovary syndrome

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Rule out hypothyroidism.

Polymyalgia rheumatica

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Rule out Hypothyroidism.

Polyneuropathy

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Pregnancy without complications

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Rule out thyroid disease.

Primary fibromyalgia syndrome

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Rule out thyroid disease if symptoms of thyroid diseases are present.

Psychosis, unspecified

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Respiratory acidosis

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Respiratory alkalosis

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Spinocerebellar ataxias

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Whipple's disease

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R/O hyperthyroidism

Acne vulgaris

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Adrenal hypofunction

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Rule out thyroid disease.

Allergic urticaria

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Anemia, NOS

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Rule out anemia due to hypothyroidism.

Atrophic gastritis

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Rule out thyroid related diseases.

Bloom syndrome

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Rule out hypothyroidism.

Chronic gastritis

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Rule out thyroid related diseases.

Diabetes mellitus type 2

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Essential (primary) hypertension

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R/O hypothyroidism as a cause of secondary hypertension

Huntington disease

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If genetic testing for HD is negative test to rule out thyroid disorders.

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Rule out thyroid disease.

Malignant neoplasm, renal pelvis (kidney)

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Multifactorial encephalopathy

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Rule out thyroid diseases.

Primary pulmonary hypertension

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Protein losing enteropathy

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Rule out thyroid diseases.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

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Raynaud's disease

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R/O Hypothyroidism

Restless legs syndrome

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Schizophrenia

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Secondary hyperaldosteronism

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Rule out thyroid disease.

Sjögren's syndrome

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Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)

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Tourette syndrome

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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia

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Rule out thyroid disease.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Myelodysplastic syndrome

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Rule out hypothyroidism.

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)

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Disease Management Testing (28)

Acquired hypothyroidism

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Autoimmune thyroiditis

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Congenital hypothyroidism

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Hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis

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Hyperthyroidism, primary

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Hypothyroidism

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Malignant neoplasm, thyroid gland

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Monitor hormone replacement after thyroidectomy

Malignant tumor of thyroid gland

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Medullary thyroid carcinoma

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Multinodular goiter

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Secondary hypothyroidism

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Thyroiditis

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor

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Evaluate for hypothyroidism secondary to tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy.

Benign neoplasm, pituitary gland (pituitary adenoma)

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Dementia

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Male infertility

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Malignant neoplasm, pituitary gland

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Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

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Prader-Willi syndrome

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Evaluate for hypothyroidism

Primary hyperoxaluria

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Secondary hypopituitarism

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Dementia With Lewy Bodies

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Dyskeratosis Congenita

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Hyperprolactinemia

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If elevated, to monitor therapy.

Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type I

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Turner Syndrome

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At age ≥ 4 years.

Viral hepatitis type C

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autoimmune thyroiditis can be caused or exacerbated by pegylated interferon

Wilson's disease

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Other Supportive/Alternative Tests (20)

Menopause

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If there are findings or symptoms suggestive of thyroid disease.

Acanthosis nigricans

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Priapism

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Acquired hemolytic anemia

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Behçet’s disease (Behcet syndrome)

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Benign neoplasm, ovary

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Cancer of unknown primary site

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Cryoglobulinemia

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Diabetic neuropathy

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Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)

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Irritable bowel syndrome

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Malignant neoplasm, ovary

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Mixed connective tissue disease

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Niemann-Pick disease

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Pre-eclampsia

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Spinal muscular atrophy

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

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Tay-Sachs Disease

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Tetanus

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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Medical Test

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Medical Test