In patients with developing subclinical hyperthyroidism, TSH levels will likely be ______, and fT₄ will likely be ______.

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When screening for disease, laboratory results are often obtained in which the more sensitive test, TSH, is outside of the reference interval, but the free T₄ or free T₃ results are within their reference interval.When patients in these cases are without clinical symptoms of thyroid disease, the situation may be termed subclinical hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism.Although overt thyroid disease may not be seen until more extremely abnormal TSH levels are achieved, the value of detecting subclinical diseases is becoming important.

In Patients with Developing Subclinical Hyperthyroidism, TSH Levels Will Likely