The Achilles Reflex in Thyroid Disorders
Authors: FRANK Q. NUTTALL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 August 1964The Achilles Reflex in Thyroid DisordersA Critical EvaluationFRANK Q. NUTTALL, M.D., RICHARD P. DOE, M.D.FRANK Q. NUTTALL, M.D., RICHARD P. DOE, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-61-2-269 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn spite of the plethora of thyroid function tests currently available to the clinician, only two tests represent measurements of end-organ or tissue response to changes in thyroid function. These are the basal metabolism rate (BMR) and the serum cholesterol test. Both are rather non-specific and subject to great error. They usually rank low among tests of thyroid function. The desirability of having a more specific and direct measure of the peripheral effect of thyroid hormones is obvious. The slowing of reflexes has long been held in esteem by clinicians as a near pathognomonic sign in myxedema. 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Effects of guanethidine on manifestations of hyperthyroidism. J. Clin. Endocr. 22: 879-855, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: FRANK Q. NUTTALL, M.D.; RICHARD P. DOE, M.D.Affiliations: Minneapolis, MinnesotaFrom the Medical Service, Minneapolis Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.This work was supported in part by Public Health grant CA-05371, United States Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland 21214.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Richard P. Doe, M.D., Chief, Metabolic Section, Veterans Administration Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEffect of l-Thyroxine Replacement Therapy on Surrogate Markers of Skeletal and Cardiac Function in Subclinical HypothyroidismThyroid Insufficiency. 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RIVES, M.D., EUGENE D. FURTH, M.D., DAVID V. BECKER, M.D. 1 August 1964Volume 61, Issue 2Page: 269-288KeywordsAnemiaCholesterolHospital medicineMedical servicesPrevention, policy, and public healthProteinsReflexesThyroidThyroid diseasesThyroid hormones ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1964 PDF downloadLoading ...