Pitfalls in the measurement and interpretation of thyroid function tests
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Pitfalls in the measurement and interpretation of thyroid function tests☆
Thyroid function tests (TFTs) are amongst the most commonly requested laboratory investigations in both primary and secondary care. Fortunately, most TFTs are straightforward to interpret and confirm the clinical impression of euthyroidism, hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. However, in an important subgroup of patients the results of TFTs can seem confusing, either by virtue of being discordan...
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عنوان ژورنال: Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1521-690X
DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2013.10.003