Thyroid hormone levels
Why TSH first
- TSH is the single most useful test of thyroid function
- Log-linear relationship to free T4 - a small fT4 change produces a large TSH change
- Only valid when the pituitary-thyroid axis is intact and steady - not in pituitary disease, not in acute illness, not within 6-8 weeks of a dose change
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