Multiple Choice
A physician ordered T3 and T4 tests for a young woman complaining of fatigue, weight gain, muscle aches and pains, and constipation.Which laboratory test results will help confirm the diagnosis of hypothyroidism?
A) Both tests show decreases.
B) Both tests show increases.
C) The T3 test elevates, and the T4 test decreases.
D) The level of thyroxin rises and then falls back to subnormal levels.
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