Thyroid screening with triiodothyronine assay.
The relative independence of serum T-3 from changes in thyroid binding protein levels makes it a more effective screening test for hyper- and hypothyroidism than the T-4 assay alone. In fact, its efficiency is comparable to that of the free T-4 index.
D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D014284:Triiodothyronine
D014284:Triiodothyronine