Predictions
TSH levels in patients with primary hypothyroidism are high Thyroxine (T4) levels in patients with primary hypothyroidism are low TSH levels in patients with secondary hypothyroidism are low Thyroxine (T4) levels in patients with secondary hypothyroidism are low TSH levels in patients with hyperthyroidism are low Thyroxine (T4) levels in patients with hyperthyroidism are high Materials and Methods
1. Name the Dependent Variable. blood levels of TSH and thyroxine and accumulation of radioactive iodine in thyroid
2. Name the Independent Variable. thyroid activity
3. Name the Controlled…show more content… 5. Restate your predictions that were correct and give the data from your experiment that supports them. Restate your predictions that were not correct and correct them, giving the data from your experiment that supports the corrections.
All of my predictions were correct. The experiment shows that the subject with Primary Hypothyroidism had High T4 levels and Low TSH levels, the experiment showed that the subject with secondary hypothyroidism had Low T4 levels and Low TSH levels, and it also showed that the subject with hyperthyroidism had high T4 levels and low TSH levels.
Application
1. The subject who was diagnosed with primary hypothyroidism was given levothyroxine (synthetic Thyroxine). After 2 months of treatment, her TSH values decreased by 96.38% and her Thyroxine levels increased by 879.4%. Explain why her TSH levels decreased and Thyroxine increased.
She was given Levothyroxine which aids in hypothyroidism. This is made of T4 and helps replace the T4 that the body can't. Because the T4 levels increased the TSH no longer was overcompensating to make more T4. The TSH was only high because it tried to produce more to help increase the T4 levels.
2. The subject who was diagnosed with secondary hypothyroidism was given levothyroxine (synthetic Thyroxine). After 6 weeks of treatment, her TSH values did not change and her Thyroxine levels increased by 778.62%. Explain the why TSH did not change and
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