Hyperthyroidism Caused by a Grave Disease That Is Not Graves' Disease

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Hyperthyroidism Caused by a Grave Disease That Is Not Graves' Disease Chiu-ming Ng, MRCP, Judy, Po-shan Lai, BAppSc, MSc, Chi-chung Shek, FRCPath, Sau-cheung Tiu, MD  The American Journal of Medicine  Volume 125, Issue 3, Pages e3-e4 (March 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.09.022 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Qualitative urine hCG results using 2 different point-of-care testing devices. The urine sample was treated with serial dilutions using saline. The upper band signifies control and lower band is the test result. The American Journal of Medicine 2012 125, e3-e4DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.09.022) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions