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Oh dear!!!

 

Elinor, an uptake scan might be more helpful?  Perhaps humour him and suggest that once per day levothyroxine will not distribute evenly throughout the faeces therefore perhaps a 7 day collection with new reference ranges  – at least it is not middle of the summer so can store it under the kitchen sink or in the garden shed!!

 

 

Kind regards

Peter

 

From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hanna, Elinor
Sent: 08 December 2016 09:18
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Subject: faecal thyroid hormone

 

Dear Mailbase

An endocrinologist would like to obtain a faecal thyroid hormone measurement  on a patient which may help to provide formal proof of factitious thyrotoxicosis. Does any lab offer this test ?

 

Elinor Hanna

Consultant Chemical Pathologist

 

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