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"The Linguistic Etiologies of Thyroxine-resistant Hypothyroidism" by Eric K. Pritchard
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Laboratory tests for thyroid disorders check if your thyroid is functionally
normally, look for any faults, determine whether a problem is mild or
serious, help find the correct dosage of any medication, and monitor any
medication progress. This article discusses the tests that can be found
in the Thyroid Function Test (TFT) and provides details on each.
You wait in anticipation for the results and then your doctor will probably
tell you "Your test was out of the normal range." What does
this statement mean? Should you be concerned? The simple answer is that
any blood test results out of the ‘normal reference range’
are a signal that further investigation should be taken. Here, Lab Tests
Online UK explains more about reference ranges and what they mean.
There is nothing wrong with a thoughtfully planned trial of treatment
with an informed and cooperative patient. Dr Barry Durrant-Peatfield presents
suggestions for managing the thyroid deficiency rather than "pigeonholing"
the poly-symptomatic patient with an "it's all in your head" approach.
The traditional approach in the treatment of hypothyroidism is to use
the synthetic hormone thyroxine (T4), which contains T4 hormone only;
it has no triiodothyronine (T3). However, nearly all doctors in natural
medicine tend to use Armour Thyroid, which is a mixture of mono- and di-iodothryonine
AND T3 and T4, the entire range of thyroid hormones.