Neonatal T4

Neonatal

Determination of hypothyroidism within the first few days of birth has been recognized as the single most important diagnostic test in neonates by the American Thyroid Association. The need for its early detection and treatment has resulted in the establishment of screening centers by federal and state health departments, a program of early screening of neonates for congenital hypothyroidism was started in Quebec, Canada in the early seventies.

The Fortress Diagnostics Neonatal TSH and T4 kits are intended for the quantitative determination of thyrotropin and Total Thyroxine concentrations in human whole blood.