perchlorate discharge test

perchlorate discharge test
(for thyroid function) one to two hours after administration of radioiodine, perchlorate is administered to block further iodine uptake and flush from the thyroid gland any that has not bound to thyroid proteins. In euthyroid patients only trace amounts will be flushed out; the discharge of significant amounts indicates a defect in thyroid iodine binding.

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