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2. Thyroid function tests - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid function tests (TFTs) is a collective term for blood tests used to check the function of the thyroid. [1] TFTs may be requested if a patient is thought to suffer from hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) or hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), or to monitor the effectiveness of either thyroid-suppression or hormone replacement therapy.

3. Hashimoto's thyroiditis - Wikipedia

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   Hashimoto's thyroiditis is thought to be due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. [5] [8] Risk factors include a family history of the condition and having another autoimmune disease. [3] Diagnosis is confirmed with blood tests for TSH, Thyroxine (T 4), antithyroid autoantibodies, and/or ultrasound. [3]

4. Thyroid-stimulating hormone - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid-stimulating hormone (also known as thyrotropin, thyrotropic hormone, or abbreviated TSH) is a pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine (T 4), and then triiodothyronine (T 3) which stimulates the metabolism of almost every tissue in the body. [1]

5. Thyroid disease - Wikipedia

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   TSH levels are thus often used by doctors as a screening test, where the first approach is to determine whether TSH is elevated, suppressed, or normal. [25] Elevated TSH levels can signify inadequate thyroid hormone production (hypothyroidism) Suppressed TSH levels can point to excessive thyroid hormone production (hyperthyroidism) Because a ...

6. TRH stimulation test - Wikipedia

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   The test is used in the differential diagnosis of secondary and tertiary hypothyroidism. First, blood is drawn and a baseline TSH level is measured. Then, TRH is administered via a vein. After 30 minutes blood is drawn again and the levels of TSH are measured and compared to the baseline. Some authors recommend additional blood sampling at 15 ...

7. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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   Hypothyroidism is diagnosed by looking at the free thyroxine (T4) levels in people with elevated TSH levels, and comparing the ratio between them. People with high TSH and low T4 get a diagnosis ...

8. Thyroid - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid function tests include a battery of blood tests, including the measurement of the thyroid hormones, as well as the measurement of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). [84] They may reveal hyperthyroidism (high T 3 and T 4), hypothyroidism (low T 3, T 4), or subclinical hyperthyroidism (normal T 3 and T 4 with a low TSH). [84]

9. What Getting 105 Blood Tests From a Health Startup Taught Me

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   In total, 20 of my biomarkers were out of range, and 85 were normal. I learned, for example, that my thyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb) were above range—“low-grade Hashimoto’s,” Hyman ...