Labels:text | screenshot | black | black and white | font | document OCR: hormone Drugs may also bind with th with the binding proteins and may in e causes of estimation of thyroid functic ity are increased and decreased TBG be noted that, summarised in Fig. 15.16. It s ation of serum although alteration in the co g capacity will (e.g. by proteins or in their residual affect total thyroid hormone ch as phenytoin), y affected. [] competitive binding from dr e 'falsely' free hormone levels are not yroid patients, Increased TBG capacity will produce low T4 elevated total T4 and levels i . These may be while decreased TBG capacity or by deriving and T3 levels in euthyroid p corrected by using the T4:TB easurement of the Free Thyroxine Index. Di to be identified. corrected' by TBG also enables altered TBC Anomalous total T4 levels n deriving T4:TBG ratio,