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Are normal thyroid reference ranges risk-free zones?

Commonly, when scanning laboratory results, a physician will look for values that are “out of range” (high or low). It is often presumed that if FT4, TSH, and FT3 are all “in the normal range,” those hormone levels won’t be a problem for the heart, the liver, the kidney, the brain, and so on. It…
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Reference list for analyzing normal thyroid lab results

This list provides all references in alphabetical order for the following series of posts: Series introduction: Cognitive barriers to analyzing “normal” thyroid lab results Barrier 1: Are normal thyroid reference ranges risk-free zones? Barrier 2: What’s wrong with calling TSH, FT3 and FT4 “thyroid function tests”? Barrier 3: Can a normal TSH rule out thyroid…
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Cognitive barriers to analyzing “normal” thyroid lab results

Here is a common moment that occurs now and then in doctor’s offices. The physician looks up from their computer screen and tells the patient, “Your thyroid function tests came back normal, so nothing is wrong with your thyroid.” That statement reveals the dismal state of medical ignorance about normal-range thyroid lab results. It’s not…
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Thyroid disease news broadcast, Omni TV Italian Edition, Canada

Canada’s Omni TV Italian Edition (Rogers Digital Media) broadcast a short piece about thyroid disease on May 26th, 2022. It was originally intended for broadcast on World Thyroid Day, May 25, 2022. It includes segments of interviews: Lauri Martin, volunteer, the Thyroid Foundation of Canada, Tania Sona Smith, president of Thyroid Patients Canada, Prof. Constantin…
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Thyroid disease in Ukrainians’ lives

When we think of the many challenges Ukrainians are facing with courage today, we should remember that they lived through Chernobyl, and that they are a people living with thyroid diseases. Partly because of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown disaster in 1986, thyroid disease and lifelong thyroid therapy has become an important part of Ukrainians’ past…
