Thyroid and Iodine/Iodine Testing and Supplementation: Some Tips
Some Simple Q & As:
What tests are you using for thyroid assessment?
Consider as a minimum using TSH, free T4, free T3 perhaps with total T3, reverse T3, and antithyroid antibodies.
What are the objective indications (per lab) for the use of thyroid hormone supplementation/replacement?
Elevated TSH, low T4 or T3, antithyroid antibodies
Can a patient have a normal TSH, free T4 and total T3 yet still have laboratory indication for the use of thyroid hormone?
Yes, they might have elevated reverse T3...
