Closer correlation between serum triiodothyronine and basal metabolic rate during antithyroid drug treatment in patients with graves' disease.

Thyroid function tests during carbimazole therapy

“…This conclusion is in keeping with the work of Shenkman, Mitsuma and Hollander (1973), who showed that TSH responsiveness correlated best with T3 concentrations during acute propylthiouracil therapy. Similarly Hamada et al (1978) have showed that during long-term treatment with anti-thyroid drugs the basal metabolic rate correlates best with plasma T3.…”