Read the Following Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: Labs

question 46

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Labs: Mildly elevated TSH and low T4. Calcium-normal. According to the patient's lab results, he has

• A) mildly elevated triiodothyronine and low thyroxine.
• B) mildly elevated thyrotropin and low triiodothyronine.
• C) mildly elevated thyrotropin and low thyroxine.
• D) mildly elevated thyroxine and low triiodothyronine.
• E) mildly elevated thyroxine and low thyrotropin.

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