↑ Serum thyroxine-binding globulin ↑ Total T4 and T3; ↑ T4 production ↑ Plasma volume ↑ T4 and T3 pool size; ↑ T4 production; ↑ cardiac output D3 expression in placenta and (?) uterus ↑ T4 production First trimester ↑ in hCG ↑ Free T4; ↓ basal thyrotropin; ↑ T4 production ↑ Renal I- clearance ↑ Iodine requirements ↑ T4 production; fetal T4 synthesis during second and third trimesters ↑ Oxygen consumption by fetoplacental ↑ Basal metabolic rate; ↑ cardiac unit, gravid uterus, and mother output hCG TSH Physiologic Changes in Thyroid Function During Pregnancy
Maternal TSH Free T4 Free
Thyroxine Total T4 Total T3 Resin Triiodo- Status **initial Index thyronine screening (FTI) Uptake test** (RT3U)