LMPG: Laboratory Support for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Thyroid Disease
 (Published Guidelines)

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Section I. Foreword and Introduction (302 kb)

Section 2. Pre-analytic factors (1.08 MB)

Section 3. Thyroid Tests for the Laboratorian and Physician

1. Total Thyroxine (TT4) and Total Triiodothyronine (TT3) methods (306 kb)
2. Free Thyroxine (FT4) and Free Triiodothyronine (FT3) tests (424 kb)
3. Thyrotropin/ Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) measurement (544 MB)
4. Thyroid Autoantibodies: (481 kb)
   • Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb)
   • Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)
   • Thyrotrophin Receptor Antibodies (TRAb)
5. Thyroglobulin (Tg) Measurement (563 kb)
6. Calcitonin (CT) and ret Proto-oncogene (716 kb)
7. Urinary Iodide Measurement (356 kb)
8. Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) and Cytology (354 kb)
9. Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism (384 kb)

Section 4. The Importance of the Laboratory - Physician Interface (384 kb)

Appendices and Glossary (343 kb)

References (518 kb)