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Table 2 Levothyroxine absorption test

From: Levothyroxine absorption test followed by directly observed treatment on an outpatient basis to address long-term high thyrotropin levels in a hypothyroid patient: a case report

24 August 2020

Timings

Result

Free T4, pg/ml (0.85–1.76)

9:25 am

1.15

Total T4, ng/ml (5.5–11.0)

9:25 am

8.0

Thyroxine 50 µg (by GSK) 20 tablets given orally as DOTS (directly observed treatment strategy)

Free T4, pg/ml (0.85–1.76)

1:26 pm

2.05

Total T4, ng/ml (5.5–11.0)

1:26 pm

13.9