Thyroxin binding globulin
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| Thyroxin binding globulin |
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Normal range of TBG or Thyroxin Binding Globulin 14-28 ng/liter (240-480 nmol/liter)
Differential Diagnosis
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Increased
- Acute hepatitis
- Acute intermittant porphyria
- Biliary Cirrhosis
- Chronic active hepatitis
- Endocrine
- Estrogen therapy
- Estrogen producing tumors
- Familial hyperthyroxinemia
- Heroin
- Hypothyroidism
- Infection
- Metabolic
- Methadone
- Newborns
- Oral contraceptives
- Perphenazine
- Pregnancy
- Tamoxifen
Decreased
- Acromegaly
- Anabolic steroids
- Androgens
- Androgen producing tumor
- Cachexia
- Chronic liver disease
- Cushing's Disease
- Cirrhosis
- Glucocorticoids
- Hypothyroidism
- L-asparaginase
- Malnutrition
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Obstructive Biliary Disease
- Salicylates
- Severe systemic illness
- Surgical stress
- Thyroid depressants
References
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