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- Reference ranges vary from lab to lab; please include the lab’s reference ranges with all results you post. Reference ranges can, typically, be found directly to the right of results in parenthesis.
- Please provide a description or copy of any ultrasound or imaging reports.
- Please provide a list of symptoms you are experiencing.
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I am 73 year old male with hypothyroidism. I am on NP Thyroid 105mg
Lab Results 3/10/21 Free T3: 2.8 pg/mL (2.3-4.2) Free T4: .58 ng/dl (.61 -1.2) TSH: .43 mciu/ml (.45 - 3.98)
Is this because of too little medication, or maybe a pituitary problem?
Lab Results 3/10/21 Free T3: 2.8 pg/mL (2.3-4.2) Free T4: .58 ng/dl (.61 -1.2) TSH: .43 mciu/ml (.45 - 3.98)
Is this because of too little medication, or maybe a pituitary problem?
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What's your dosage of medication, how long have you been on the dose? How long after you took your last dose, was the blood draw?
Do you know the cause of your hypothyroidism, such as Hashimoto's?
Do you know the cause of your hypothyroidism, such as Hashimoto's?
Diagnosed 9/2013. Been on 105mg for about 3 months. Previously, was on 90mg . Last dose (15mg) taken at 11:00 pm; blood drawn about
9:00am. Free FT3 been consistantly between 2.7 and 2.9 since 2017. Had antibodies checked once for Hashimoto's; I did not have Hashimoto's.
9:00am. Free FT3 been consistantly between 2.7 and 2.9 since 2017. Had antibodies checked once for Hashimoto's; I did not have Hashimoto's.
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