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dc.contributor.authorMiller, Glenn D.eng
dc.contributor.authorRogers, Jared C.eng
dc.contributor.authorDeGroote, Sandra L.eng
dc.date.issued2008eng
dc.description.abstractThyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level is the preferred test for initial evaluation of suspected primary hypothyroidism (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, expert opinion). If TSH is abnormal, a free thyroxine (T4) level will further narrow the diagnosis. Obtain a triiodothyronine (T3) level if TSH is undetectable and free T4 is normal. When assessing the adequacy of replacement therapy in primary hypothyroidism, the TSH is the most important parameter to monitor (SOR: C, expert opinion). Because TSH levels can't be used to monitor central hypothyroidism, use free T4 and T3 concentrations (SOR: C, case series).eng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/3843eng
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherFamily Physicians Inquiries Networkeng
dc.relation.ispartofcollectionClinical Inquiries, 2008 (MU)eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Networkeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of family practice, 57, no. 09 (September 2008): 613-614.eng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.eng
dc.subjectthyroid paneleng
dc.subjectreplacement therapyeng
dc.subject.lcshHypothyroidism -- Diagnosiseng
dc.subject.lcshThyroid gland -- Diseaseseng
dc.subject.lcshThyrotropineng
dc.titleWhich lab tests are best when you suspect hypothyroidism?eng
dc.typeArticleeng


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