How can i find out if i have graves' disease?

See Your Doctor: Your doctor will review any symptoms you might have, and check a TSH level (blood test). While this won't tell if you have graves', it can tell if you have an overactive thyroid, for which graves' is the most common cause. Additional tests, usually a nuclear medicine procedure called a thyroid uptake and scan, can help determine if graves' disease is the problem.

Diagnosis Graves: There are additional blood tests that normally are not run unless there are suspicious symptoms. There are also radiological tests that can be run. Patients who are concerned should see an ophthalmologist who treats or has an interest in this entity. In addition there are other skin signs that can occur.

See physician: The physician will examine you and get your history and symptoms from you. Blood tests for free thyroid hormone and thyroid stimulating hormone would be tested for abnormal levels.

See a doctor: for an evaluation and blood work if the doctor thinks it is indicated.

Your doctor would: have a clinical suspicion from your history, physical and thyroid function tests. In addition, there is a specific lab test to diagnose Graves' Disease.

Graves’ disease: Clinical symptoms and signs of hyperthyroidism (eye signs, goiter) and blood tests levels of TSH and levels of thyroid hormones to support the diagnosis.