Clinical versus Biochemical Assessment in Thyroxine Replacement Therapy: A Retrospective Study

A retrospective audit of a thyroid clinic revealed that only 67% of clinical assessments of thyroid status in patients receiving thyroxine replacement therapy were correct. The identification of patients on excessive doses of thyroxine appears to be the most difficult by clinical assessment alone, o...

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Autores principales: Thomas, S. H. L., Sturgess, I., Wedderburn, A., Wylie, J., Croft, D. N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Physicians of London 1990
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5387522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2258844
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Sumario:A retrospective audit of a thyroid clinic revealed that only 67% of clinical assessments of thyroid status in patients receiving thyroxine replacement therapy were correct. The identification of patients on excessive doses of thyroxine appears to be the most difficult by clinical assessment alone, only 10% of those patients with a suppressed TSH level being identified. This study emphasises the importance of thyroid function tests in the assessment of patients on thyroxine replacement.

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