Abstract

THIS study was designed to ascertain the clinical usefulness of the serum protein-bound iodine as a gauge of thyroid function.Material and MethodFor this purpose we reviewed the records of a group of consecutive patients seen in this clinic, in all of whom the levels of serum protein-bound iodine had been measured.§ Without knowledge of the levels reported, we classified each case as euthyroid, hypothyroid or hyperthyroid. Cases were not included if the clinician had failed to make an unequivocal statement regarding thyroid function, if the patient had taken organic iodine compounds (such as Lipiodol and Priodox) at any . . .

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