A Patient Is Hypothyroid

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Essay

A patient is hypothyroid. Explain how you could use TSH levels to determine if the patient's problem is with her thyroid gland (primary hypothyroidism)or her hypothalamus (secondary hypothyroidism). Why would only primary hypothyroidism result in goiter?

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