A 21-year-old female is suspected of having inadequate function of her hypothalamic- pituitary-thyroid system. Her care provider is planning to inject thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and then measure her levels of TSH. Which of thefollowing diagnostic tests is being performed?

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A stimulation test involves the introduction of an element that stimulates the production of another factor or hormone followed by measurement of that hormone. This is not the case in a suppression test, RIA test, or metabolite excretion test.

A 21-Year-Old Female Is Suspected of Having Inadequate Function of Her