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Thyroid Function Test: Thinking Outside the Box (of Guidelines)

Authors: Shirwan A. Mirza, MD, FACP, FACE

Abstract

Physicians order thyroid function tests to evaluate a wide range of clinical conditions; however, there is no clear consensus on how to do this and what to do with certain results.

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