Adjusting Thyroid Ranges for Age Cuts Hypothyroidism Rates
2024-11-19
The reference ranges of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4), known to vary in children compared with adults, also shift considerably in older age, to the degree that the use of standard ranges in older patients without age adjustment results in significant overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment for subclinical orContinue Reading