The potential sources of bias are: 1  Some households use cellphones only and have no landline. 2  Some people may not be contactable by landline from Monday to Friday and may be contactable only by cellphone. 3  Some people use their landlines only to access the Internet, and answer calls only to their cellphones.
A thyroid panel is used to evaluate thyroid function and/or help diagnose hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism due to various thyroid disorders. The panel typically includes tests for: 1  Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 2  Free thyroxine (free T4)  Total or free triiodothyronine (total or free T3)
A basic metabolic panel is a combination of tests that helps them assess important functions in your body. The tests that make up the basic metabolic panel are blood (serum) tests for: BUN (blood urea nitrogen), which measures the amount of nitrogen in the blood in order to determine your kidney function creatinine, which can tell your doctor how your kidneys are functioning