Questions tagged [thyroid]
Questions and answers to thyroid dysfunction, thyroid diseases and physiological and biological questions related to thyroid disorders.
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Are treatments for (hyper/hypo)parathyroidism mutually exclusive from treatmeants to (hyper/hypo)calcemia?
Summarized in the table below the drugs that were listed in my professor's lecture slides for the treatment of Hyperparathyroidism (first column) and hypoparathyroidism (second column)
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Why hormone replacement (e.g. Levothyroxine) for high TSH levels when T3 and T4 levels are normal
For hypothyroidism where TSH is elevated (> 10 μU per mL) but T3 and T4 are in the normal range, what is the effect of prescribing hormone replacement (e.g. Levothyroxine)?
My understanding is that ...
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Can iodine purification tablets be used to prevent absorption of radioactive iodine (tetraglycine hydroperiodide, potassium iodide)
Can one use iodine tablets made of tetraglycine hydroperiodide to protect yourself from radiation poisoning in an emergency? If so, how much should one take?
The CDC recommends adults take 130mg of ...
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Alternative sources of iodine for radiation emergency
One approach to reduce long-term health effects from a nuclear radiation emergency is to take potassium iodine. The typical dosage is 130 mg daily.
As the need for iodine pills is very rare and their ...
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What's the rationale behind measuring free T4?
There are two types of T4 (Thyroxine), some are bound to a protein and inactive and some are free and active.
Now we can measure either total T4 or free T4.
This is done to measure the function of ...
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Normal range of Free T4: 0.9 - 1.8 ng/dL or 0.6 - 1.4 ng/dL?
When my wife did her blood test a few years ago, the normal range for the free T4 was given as 0.9 - 1.8 ng/dL. Her score was 1.75.
Now my daughter (21) just did the test, the range for T4 was given ...
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Does oral baking soda supplementation improve decreased thyroid function caused by resveratrol?
Resveratrol, an antioxidant that has been linked to a decrease in thyroid function due to the suppression of certain thyroid genes related to the iodide uptake in thyrocytes.
Baking soda might be able ...
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Can taking high doses of iodine every day cause psychosis?
I know few people who take high doses of iodine everyday.
They take this medicine called Lugola: https://www.cefarm24.pl/plyn-lugola-40-g-coel-roztwor-wodny-jodu-produkt-farmakopealny.html
1 g of ...
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What is the quantitative relationship between free T4 and TSH?
I am looking for quantitative data regarding the relationship between free T4 levels and TSH levels in normal thyroid function and treated hypothyroid. The feedback loop means that if all is ...
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Abnormal thyroid function and obesity - known links?
In conversations regarding the increasing number of people that are obese (in an American or European context), often times claims regarding thyroid function being a significant contributor to these ...
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How much Japanase dashi kombu seaweed broth can be consumed daily while not overdosing with iodine and keeping thyroid healthy?
I have already asked the question on Quora in the past, yet I have not received satisfactory answers. See the link here.
I'd like to consume miso soup often, however, the dashi for the soup (Japanese ...
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Can thyroid disease be reversed without using lifelong medicine?
From what I see online is that there may be a connection between leaky gut, thyroid and cholesterol. Docs prefer to give medicines usually life long but I saw that thyroid disease can be reversed with ...
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How much T4 increase do you get per mcg of levothyroxine?
A normal starting dose of levothyroxine is 50 mcg per day. According to ATA, absorption is 60-80%. Let's assume 70% and let's assume 5 L of blood in the average human being.
50 mcg * 0.7 / 5.0 = 7 ...
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Synthroid : 30 minutes to 1 hour before meal. What if person waits more than 1 hour
My dad is currently taking Synthroid and according to instructions (link)
Use SYNTHROID only as ordered by your doctor. Take SYNTHROID as a single dose, preferably on an empty stomach, one-half to ...
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How serious is thyroid swelling while on medication for Graves Disease?
Last month I suffered a bout of severe muscle weakness that led to a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism caused by Graves Disease.
I am currently on medication but yesterday I noticed that a visible bulge ...
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