Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionThe typical pattern of thyroid function tests associated with secondary hypothyroidism, partial hypopituitarism and panhypopituitarism consists of subnormal free-T4, normal or marginally elevated TSH and normal T3 concentrations. Only laboratories offering frontline TFT’s including fT4 and TSH, rather than TSH alone, can identify such cases. Our prospective study assessed the number of cases of hypopituitarism which would be diagnosed by...