Diagnosis of thyroid problem in thalssemia major

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Offline jatin

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Diagnosis of thyroid problem in thalssemia major
« on: December 11, 2018, 12:03:24 PM »
Respected team & Andy sir pls advise invegation to be done for thyroid problem in thalassemia major on moderate to severe iron overload.
T3 , T4 & Tsh
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FT3 , FT4 & Tsh .
Thanks
And sorry if I have posted this question in new topic

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Offline Andy Battaglia

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Re: Diagnosis of thyroid problem in thalssemia major
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2018, 07:53:48 PM »
Most doctors only test the TSH to check for thyroid problems, but in thal majors, in addition to TSH, T3 and T4 should also be checked. The proper T3 test will measure both T3 that is bound and free T3.
Andy

All we are saying is give thals a chance.

 

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