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ReviewEndocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America2017

Biochemical Testing in Thyroid Disorders.

Nazanene H Esfandiari, Maria Papaleontiou

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Review in Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Nazanene H EsfandiariDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Domino's Farms Lobby C, Suite 1300, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA.
Maria PapaleontiouDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Domino's Farms Lobby G, Room 1649, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA. Electronic address: mpapaleo@med.umich.edu.

Funding

The Effect of Inappropriate Use of Thyroid Hormone Replacement in Older MenK08AG049684 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI PAPALEONTIOU, MARIA · 2016 to 2022
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NIA NIH HHS K08 AG049684
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article summarizes the main principles for the appropriate use of laboratory testing in the diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders, as well as controversies that have arisen in association with some of these biochemical tests. To place a test in perspective, its sensitivity and accuracy should be taken into account. Ordering the correct laboratory tests facilitates the early diagnosis of a thyroid disorder and allows for timely and appropriate treatment. This article focuses on a comprehensive update regarding thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyroxine/triiodothyronine, thyroid autoantibodies, thyroglobulin, and calcitonin. Clinical uses of these biochemical tests are outlined.

Indexed as

Diagnostic Techniques, EndocrineAutoantibodiesCalcitoninHumansThyroglobulinThyroid DiseasesThyroid GlandThyrotropinThyroxineTriiodothyronineAutoantibodiesCalcitoninThyroglobulinThyrotropinThyroxineTriiodothyronineBiochemical testingCalcitoninThyroglobulinThyroidTSH

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PMID28760230
PMCPMC5957513

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