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A preoperative package is a set of tests that help assess a patient’s overall health before surgery. The tests can help identify any potential issues or underlying medical conditions that could affect the surgery or recovery
Measurements of Antithyroid thyroglobulin and Antithyroid peroxidase antibodies are used for the diagnosis of Autoimmune thyroid disease. Positive thyroid autoantibody levels in patients with high normal or slightly elevated thyrotropin levels predicts future development of more profound hypothyroidism. Patients with post-partum thyroiditis with persistently elevated thyroid antibody levels have an increased likelihood of permanent hypothyroidism.
T3 & T4 are highly protein bound hormones which can be affected by numerous factors like illness, medications and genetic factors that influence protein binding. Therefore it is useful to measure the free or unbound hormone levels which correspond to the biologically available hormone pool