Phlebotomy Essentials
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- M. is a 59-year-old postmenopausal woman. The serum T4 is 8 microg/dl (n. 6 – 12); TSH is 4 microg/dl (n. 2 – 10). Body weight – 190 pounds, and she complains of depression. Her physician prescribes a low dosage of T4 to “pep her up”. What changes would you expect to see 4 weeks after the initiation of treatment?
- the size of thyroid will be reduced
- serum TSH will decrease
- serum T4 will decrease
- the basal
metabolism rate will be elevated.
- Biologic actions of thyroid hormones include all of the following except:
- stimulate protein synthesis and proteolysis
- increase Na-K- ATP-ase activity
- increase oxidative phosphorylation
- stimulate growth and vascularity of the thyroid gland.
- stimulate glycogenesis
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