Assignment task:
A patient suspected of having primary hypothyroidism would have a serum laboratory report that reveals which findings? Decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) related to poor thyroid function Elevated TSH, triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroxine (T4) Elevated TSH and decreased T4 Decreased TSH and T4, and low T3Which best defines a hormone? Chemical messenger that controls the flow of information among the different tissues and organs of the body A small, nonproteinaceous substance that is not antigenic by itself but can act as an antigen when combined with a larger molecule Any one of a group of small glycoproteins Any chemical or physical agent that induces unusual change in form