Thyroid Function Testing

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Brent, Gregory A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2010.
• Series: Thyroid Function Testing, 28
• Subjects: Medicine.; Family medicine.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Endocrinology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1485-9

Thyroid function tests are performed by essentially all medical practitioners across every clinical setting. Significant insights have been gained into thyroid regulation and thyroid hormone metabolism that influence the selection and interpretation of thyroid function tests. Recent studies are summ...

Table of Contents:

• Thyroid Hormone Metabolism
• Genetic Influences on Thyroid Function Tests
• Influence of Iodine Deficiency and Excess on Thyroid Function Tests
• Regulation of Thyroid Hormone Production and Measurement of Thyrotropin
• Measurements of Thyroxine and Triiodothyronine
• Thyroid Autoantibody Measurements
• Thyroglobulin Measurement
• Thyroid Function Testing in Ambulatory Practice
• Assessing Thyroid Function in Infants and Children
• Assessing Thyroid Function in Hospitalized Patients
• Assessing Thyroid Function in Pregnancy
• Assessing Thyroid Function in the Elderly
• Influence of Drugs on Thyroid Function Tests.