The first-line thyroid investigation in many hospitals is the highly sensitive TSH assay which should have a limit of detection of <0.1 mU/L.
The addition of an assay for free or total thyroid hormone concentration will reduce diagnostic error but at an increased cost.
Note that reference ranges may vary between laboratories.
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