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

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Section I. Foreword and Introduction (168 kb)

Section 2. Pre-analytic factors (665 kb)

Section 3. Thyroid Tests for the Laboratorian and Physician

1. Total Thyroxine (TT4) and Total Triiodothyronine (TT3) methods (145 kb)
2. Free Thyroxine (FT4) and Free Triiodothyronine (FT3) tests (333 kb)
3. Thyrotropin/ Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) measurement (450 MB)
4. Thyroid Autoantibodies: (387 kb)
   • Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb)
   • Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)
   • Thyrotrophin Receptor Antibodies (TRAb)
5. Thyroglobulin (Tg) Measurement (493 kb)
6. Calcitonin (CT) and ret Proto-oncogene (431 kb)
7. Urinary Iodide Measurement (194 kb)
8. Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) and Cytology (277 kb)
9. Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism (258 kb)

Section 4. The Importance of the Laboratory - Physician Interface (261 kb)

Appendices and Glossary (199 kb)

References (528 kb)