Preanalytical considerations in testing thyroid function JOSEPH H. KEFER Clinical Chemistry 42:1 125-134 (1996) Remarkable technical advances have permitted analytical measurement of thyrotropin (TSH) and estimates of free thyroxine (FT4) with precision, accuracy,…
LABORATORY TESTS OF THYROID FUNCTION: PITFALLS IN INTERPRETATION Carolyn Fedler CME July 2006 Vol.24 No.7 Tam metin için tıklayınız Clinicians rely on the laboratory for quality testing in order to make decisions concerning…
UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests Tam metin için tıklayınız Contents Guidelines development group 4 Notes on the development and use of the guidelines 5 Types of evidence and the…
Interpretation of thyroid function tests Colin M Dayan THE LANCET • Vol 357 • February 24, 2001 The introduction of sensitive thyrotropin assays and free thyroid hormone measurements has simplified the interpretation of…
The Regulation of Thyroid Function in Pregnancy: Pathways of Endocrine Adaptation from Physiology to Pathology DANIEL GLINOER Endocrine Reviews 1997 Vol. 18, No. 3 404-432 I. Introduction II. The Regulation of Thyroid Function…
The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB)Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines LABORATORY SUPPORT FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF THYROID DISEASE Laurence M. Demers, Ph.D., F.A.C.B. and Carole A. Spencer, Ph.D., F.A.C.B. The National…
Investigation of Thyroid Dysfunction Fulltext Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is the initial test for the diagnosis of primary hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. The measurement of TSH levels is the most sensitive and specific test…