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==Topics with individual articles==
 
*[[Blood bank]]
 
*[[Blood bank]]
 
:*[[Irradiated blood]]
 
:*[[Irradiated blood]]
 
:*[[Transfusion reaction]]
 
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*[[Low blood glucose]]
 
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==Suspected falsely low TSH==
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If a clinician thinks a TSH result is falsely low (generally signs of hypothyroidism but TSH is not elevated), first check with the lab if their TSH assay is susceptible to high patient biotin levels, and if it is, ask the clinician if the patient takes biotin supplementation, which can explain the low TSH levels.

Revision as of 15:47, 9 November 2021

Author: Mikael Häggström [note 1]

Topics with individual articles

Suspected falsely low TSH

If a clinician thinks a TSH result is falsely low (generally signs of hypothyroidism but TSH is not elevated), first check with the lab if their TSH assay is susceptible to high patient biotin levels, and if it is, ask the clinician if the patient takes biotin supplementation, which can explain the low TSH levels.
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