Inside Family Medicine

American Academy of Family Physicians

A podcast produced by the American Academy of Family Physicians for family doctors and related health care professionals.

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Inside Family Medicine

Episodes (158)

Thu Apr 23rd CME | A Crash Course in Thyroid Confusion
Fri Apr 17th FFFM | Lawmaker Spotlight: Physician Voices Shaping Health Policy
Wed Apr 15th IFM | Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell: Delivering Maternal Health Care and Equity

Inside Family Medicine

Apr 23, 2026
31½ minutes
43 MB

In this episode of CME On the GO, the hosts discuss a practical approach to hypothyroidism, using a case of a 50-year-old woman with nonspecific symptoms (weight gain, fatigue, edema, constipation). They emphasize thorough history and physical exam, then outline key thyroid testing: TSH as the initial screening test (often with reflex free T4), free T4 for confirmation and special situations (including pregnancy), and limited uses for T3 tests. They review antibody testing (TPO for Hashimoto's, thyroglobulin antibodies in select cases) and note tests for Graves disease outside this episode. They cover sick thyroid considerations, subclinical hypothyroidism controversy, pregnancy...

Inside Family Medicine

CME | A Crash Course in Thyroid Confusion

American Academy of Family Physicians

00:00 -31:29