Laboratory tests for evaluating thyroid therapy.

Abstract:

:Appropriate dosage of levothyroxine for the treatment of hypothyroidism is assessed by determining the serum thyroxine (T4) concentration in secondary and tertiary types. In primary hypothyroidism, the optimal thyroid replacement is that which induces a normal thyroid-stimulating hormone level and a normal TSH response to administration of thyrotropin-releasing hormone. Hypothyroidism often occurs in the management of hyperthyroidism. Serial serum TSH measurements help in the early detection of hypothyroidism, whereas serum triiodothyronine (T3) aids in prompt recognition of recurrence of hyperthyroidism.

journal_name

Am Fam Physician

authors

Kabadi UM

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1982-09-01 00:00:00

pages

183-8

issue

3

eissn

0002-838X

issn

1532-0650

journal_volume

26

pub_type

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