My new endo ordered a blood test, T3 uptake (or free T3 uptake) that seems to be outdated, .i.e. pre free T4 and TSH tests. It is very hard to find a Lab that would do this test. Is it indeed unnecessary? Is my new endo incompetent, like the previous four (or even more, since none of them ordered this test)?
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SeasideSusieRemembering
Oldie68
The T3 uptake test is not one we have here in the UK, I'm not sure if has ever been used but the useful tests are Free T4 and Free T3 with TSH. We don't do Total T4 or Total T3 as standard (except perhaps in Scotland). Whether or not your endos are incompetent I can't say, I don't think the standard tests in the US are the same as ours here in the UK.
helvellaAdministratorThyroid UK
From the American Association for Clinical Chemistry:
T3 uptake: Optimal Testing Recommendations
T3 uptake should not be used as a stand-alone test and has limited clinical utility.
aacc.org/advocacy-and-outre...
Agree with SeasideSusie
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