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An audit of thyroid function testing in acutely ill patients at a South African academic hospital

BACKGROUND: Non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) can be defined as the presence of abnormal thyroid function in the absence of primary thyroid dysfunction and is associated with acute illness. Thyroid function testing is generally not advised in the critically ill patient. Thyroid-stimulating hormo...

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Autores principales: Kruger, E C, Conradie, M, Coetzee, A, Hoffmann, M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: South African Medical Association 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10249963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37304252
http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAJCC.2020.v36i1.406