Indications:
At the time of your visit, please have a minimum fast of 8 hours and maximum of 12 hours. In patients 0 to 1 years old the minimum fast is 2 hours and in 1 to 6 years old the minimum fast is 4 hours.
What it's for:
Useful in evaluating thyroid gland function, monitoring patients on thyroid replacement therapy, detecting primary hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, lymphocytic thyroiditis (hypothyroid phase), hyperthyroidism, hypopituitarism, secondary hypothyroidism (pituitary), tertiary hypothyroidism, thyroxine-treated hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, T3 ingestion, subacute thyroiditis, iodine deficiency goiter, thyrotoxicosis facticia. Confirmation of Thyrotropin (TSH, Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone) Suppression in Thyroid Cancer Patients Receiving Thyroxine Suppression Therapy and Prediction of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone-Stimulated TSH Response.