THYROXINE-BINDING GLOBULIN DEFICIENCY

Course overview

THYROXINE-BINDING GLOBULIN DEFICIENCY IS A DISORDER THAT CAN OFTEN BE MISDIAGNOSED BASED ON AN INACCURATE INTERPRETATION OF THYROID HORMONE LABS; THIS CAN RESULT IN INAPPROPRIATE TREATMENT OF THE PATIENT. SOMETIMES THIS DISORDER CAN CO-EXIST IN PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF OTHER THYROID ABNORMALITIES, WHICH CAN MAKE LAB RESULTS INTERPRETATION MORE COMPLEX. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THYROXINE-BINDING GLOBULIN DEFICIENCY AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.