What tests are done to check for endocrine disorders

Endocrine disorders include a variety of diseases, involving a number of systems, according to the specific clinical manifestations in the doctor’s guidance to choose the appropriate examination items, common glucose tolerance, glycated hemoglobin, A function, sex hormones, liver function, renal function, blood lipids and other laboratory tests and imaging tests. 1. Abnormal blood glucose: Diabetes mellitus is mostly insidious in onset and occurs mostly in obese people. Early diabetes mellitus may have no obvious conscious symptoms, but only non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, drowsiness, mental depression, etc. It can be clearly diagnosed through glucose tolerance, glycated hemoglobin, etc., and intervened at the earliest possible time. 2. Abnormal thyroid function: abnormal thyroid function can be manifested as symptoms such as hand tremor, goiter, irritability, etc. The examination items usually include thyroid stimulating hormone, T3, T4, etc. Autoimmune antibody tests such as TPOAb, TgAb, etc., which can be used to diagnose hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, etc. If the test results are not clear, the diagnosis can be made as soon as possible. 3. Sex hormone abnormality: there may be hair loss, obesity, infertility, sexual dysfunction and other manifestations, the examination program usually includes FSH, LH, estrogen, testosterone and so on. In addition, laboratory tests such as liver function, kidney function, blood lipids, blood routine and imaging tests are also helpful in the diagnosis of endocrine disorders related diseases. Patients suspected of having endocrine disorders are advised to visit a hospital and choose the most appropriate tests.