title: Thyroid function in haemodialysed patients of Gassim, Saudi Arabia: TRH stimulation.
abstract: To study the hypophysical-pituitary-thyroid axis in Saudi patients on (RDT), 200 units of TRH were given intravenously predialysis to each of 21 such subjects. As expected (TSH) rose promptly within 30 minutes followed by a gentle decline at 60 minutes. A more gentle rise was also noted in T3 which continued for the 60 minutes of observation. Rather unexpectedly, T4 level was noted to show a reciprocal decline. To our knowledge, this pattern has not been defined in literature. In 12 patients (GH) was noted to rise promptly within 30 minutes followed by a gentle decline at 60 minutes. (LH) and (FSH) did not follow any definite pattern as observed for T3 and T4. Since the oral preparation of TRH is now available, can (TRH) be effectively used to treat renal dwarfism?
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Gassim, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Soyannwo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khandekar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gadallah
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muraldhar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelrahman
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine