Restored vision in a young dog following corticosteroid treatment of presumptive hypophysitis

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Table 2 Endocrinology panel^a

Analyte	Value	Unit	Reference range
Thyroxine (T4) by RIA^b	16.6	nmol/l	13–52
Free T4 equilibrium dialysis (RIA^b)	7.1	pmol/l	7–40
TSH by IRMA^c	0.23	ng/ml	<0.41
Thyroid antiglobulin antibody	52	%	<200
IGF-1	47	ng/ml	>200 adults of large breeds
			>500 puppies
			<50 dwarfism
			>1000 acromegaly

^a(NationWide Specialist Laboratories, Cambridge; Canine Platinum Thyroid Profile and IGF-1); ^bradioimmunoassay; ^cimmunoradiometric assay. Note low IGF-1 and borderline low free T4, with normal total T4, TSH and thyroid antiglobulin antibody. TSH thyroid stimulating hormone, IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor-1

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