The Free
T3 test measures the available amount of the active T3 thyroid hormone circulating in the bloodstream.
The Thyroid TSH with Free T4 and Free
T3 test measures a patient's thyroid function, physicians use this thyroid blood test to diagnose both hyper and hypothyroidism (over and underactive thyroid disease).
Not exact matches
There aren't any
tests that can
measure how well your cells are converting T4 hormone sent from the thyroid to
T3, a critical step in your hormonal system.
The most definitive blood
test is called the TSH
test and it
measures the levels of the hormone responsible for the production of
T3 and T4, called thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH).
Free
T3 and Free T4 — These
tests measure the levels of active thyroid hormone circulating in the body.
The reverse
T3 (rT3)
test measures how much of the free active
T3 is able to bind at thyroid receptors.
Since that was the first time I
measured my Free
T3 I didn't have anything to compare it to, BUT I DID have a prior TSH of 1.33 from a blood
test just 5 months prior.
Free Thyroxine Index: This
test looks at total T4 and
T3 uptake to
measure the activity of free or unbound T4.
This is a thyroid blood
test that is designed to
measure total T4, free T4, TSH and
T3 uptake by the thyroid gland.
The problem with these standard
tests is they fail to
measure whether T4 is being properly converted to
T3 or if more is being converted to rT3 in the bloodstream causing «tissue hypothyroidism».
To properly assess thyroid function in someone with symptoms of thyroid dysfunction, a slightly elevated TSH, or a family history of Hashimoto's, I will order a thyroid panel: a blood
test measuring TSH as well free thyroid hormone (
T3 and T4) levels.
Instead, as I explained in my article, the pro-low-carb and Atkins - sponsored Volek team chose to only
measure T3 uptake, a
test also known as «resin - binding
T3 uptake».
The at - home thyroid
test measures Free T4, Free
T3, TSH, and TPO from a small blood spot sample taken with your kit.
The preferred
test measures the T4, FT4,
T3, FT3 and TGAA antibodies in the blood.
This specialized blood
test, which
measures thyroid hormone levels (total and free T4, total and free
T3, and TSH) can be performed in - house in some veterinary hospitals while it may need to be sent to a special laboratory for other clinics.
In cases of autoimmune thyroid gland disease (lymphocytic thyroiditis), special blood
tests may be sent to a specialty lab to
measure levels of abnormal antibodies (antithyroglobulin antibody or autoantibodies to
T3 and T4).