Thyroid function tests (TFTs) is a collective term for blood tests used to check the function of the thyroid. TFTs may be requested if a patient is thought...
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Thyroid function tests include a battery of blood tests, including the measurement of the thyroid hormones, as well as the measurement of thyroid stimulating...
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Thyroid disease is a medical condition that affects the function of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located at the front of the neck and produces...
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Use of thyroid function tests: guidelines development group (2008-06-01). "UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests" (Web Page). Retrieved 2018-04-30...
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Total T3 TBG TRH test Thyroid's secretory capacity (GT) Sum activity of peripheral deiodinases (GD) TSH Index (TSHI) Thyroid function tests Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal...
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Function test (or functional test) can refer to: Thyroid function tests Liver function tests Lung function test Functional testing This disambiguation...
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Hyperthyroidism (redirect from Hyper-thyroidism)
blood tests. Typically blood tests show a low thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and raised T3 or T4. Radioiodine uptake by the thyroid, thyroid scan,...
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Hypothyroidism (redirect from Underactive thyroid)
of a functioning thyroid at birth, or previous thyroid surgery. The diagnosis of hypothyroidism, when suspected, can be confirmed with blood tests measuring...
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Endocrinology (redirect from Thyroid Doctor)
the organs whose primary function is hormone secretion. These organs include the pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, ovaries, testes, and pancreas. An endocrinologist...
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Increases catabolism of proteins and carbohydrates Further information: Thyroid function tests Triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) can be measured as free...
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