Cases referred for tests of thyroid function disorders at a tertiary care teaching hospital of Bihar: some experience.
In the absence of valid hospital protocol for clinical departments of M.G.M. Medical College and L.S.K.Hospital, Kishanganj, as many as, 76.78% of patients was referred to biochemistry laboratory, in which disease was not present. Of 196 diseased (23.22% of total), male and female was respectively 44 and 152. There was no significant sex difference in positivity among patients referred for investigation. Hypothyroid was major diagnosis, yet hyperthyroid was noticeable.
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M.G.M. Medical College & L.S.K. Hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar.
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Mukherjee
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Jaisawal
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood
D013963:Thyroid Hormones