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TSH, baseline (Serum (s))

Testcode: E_TSHBER
Specimens: Serum (s)
Preanalytics/Notes:

In patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. > 5 mg/day) no sample should be taken until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration, as high dosis biotin application might disturbe the assay.

Method: ECLIA
Dimension: µIU/ml
Set-up: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Duration: 1 day
Indication/Significance:
  • Detection of euthyroidism (e.g. in the case of struma)

  • Suspected hyperthyreosis

  • Suspected hypothyreosis

  • Follow up under T4 medication (as a rule always with FT4)
Interpretation:
Further tests:

FT3, FT4, thyroid autoantibodies: TPO antibodies, TAK antibodies, TRAK

Reference range / valuation (openclose)

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