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Thyroid Tests and Results - Verywell
Thyroid TESTSD ecoding Your Thyroid Tests and ResultsWondering about your Thyroid test Results ? Learn about each test and what low, optimal, and high Results may mean so you can work with your doctor to choose appropriate 1 Name of TestOptimal Range1 Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) 4 mU/L2 free thyroxine ( free T4) ng/dL3 free triiodothyronine ( free T3)230 619 pg/dL4 Radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) at 6 hours3 16%Radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) at 24 hours8 25%5 TRH stimulation test5 30 mU/L6 Thyroglobulin antibody0 4 IU/mL7 Thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO)
T4 in the blood (99.97%) is bound to blood proteins, but only the unbound T4 is active. The free T4 test measures the tiny amount of circulating T4 that is unbound, active T4. The advantage to measuring free T4 is that this test is not affected by changes in the thyroid-binding blood proteins. In most people, the free T4 test can be
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