The thyroid gland, located in the lower front of the neck, produces hormones - thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3) - that are extremely important for the regulation of the body's metabolism.
My question is related with hypothyroidism.
2006-11-18 23:14:11 · 6 answers · asked by diggy 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Source:
Clinical Chemistry Principles, Procedures, Correlations by
Michael L. Bishop, Edward P. Fody and Larry E. Schoeff
Normal ranges for:
T4: 4.5-13 ug/dL or 58-167 nmol/L
T3: Not included. Sorry.
TSH 0.5-5.0 uU/mL:
Normal ranges vary slightly from lab to lab, but are very close to these one. I can get the normal range for T3 Tuesday morning. If you are willing to wait. (next time I work)
2006-11-18 23:26:06 · answer #1 · answered by raintigar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you say you drank salt water, do you mean from the ocean or you mixed salt with water? Table salt will only have iodine in it if it has been added. Not sure how big a dose of iodine you'd have gotten. The amount of L-carninite you consumed may not be anything like what is given for hyperthyroidism. Iodine is given to treat hyperthyroidism so if you bumped it up too much you'd have had abnormal hormones. The throat lumps were your glands which were inflamed (tonsillitis no doubt triggered by the stress from the pills/dieting) and the dizziness is explained by the lack of iron. If you are worried about thyroid function stop eating soy products and seaweed but otherwise you don't need to do anything different, just boost your iron intake. My friend had hypothyroidism from contaminated seaweed a couple of years ago and it took her the best part of a year to get back to 100%, you really know it when you have it.
2016-03-17 07:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TSH normal range is 0.3-5.0 (The higher the number, the more likely you are to have hypothyroid. The average for a healthy thyroid is 2. You can have a 3 and still have hypothyroid, despite being within normal range)
I'm not certain about the T3 and T4 ranges.
2006-11-18 23:31:35 · answer #3 · answered by sadinLA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal values of the thyroid hormone level vary with specific age groups. The normal value for TSH is: Adult, 2-10 microunits/milliliter or Newborn 3-18 microunits/milliliter. The other tests are broken down according to age. Also may vary a little with each laboratory.
2006-11-18 23:30:40 · answer #4 · answered by kate 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
T4= 5.7 - 11.7 ug/dl
T3= 100-200 ng/dl
TSH = 0.5 - 4.6 uIU/ml
2006-11-18 23:23:48 · answer #5 · answered by BP-LO 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
T4 - 1.7 to 4.7 ug/L
T3 - 1.5 to 3.5 ug/L
TSH - up to 55 ug/L
2006-11-18 23:22:57 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋