Endo blood test codes

[sulamaye]

Hi

after my recent post about rising TSH I asked my nhs endo to do the reccommend thyroid blood tests. I have received the blood test form today but am not sure what some of the codes mean. I know he said he couldn’t do all of them so I wanted to work out which to pay for privately.

I recognise these ones: TFTF (please do a T3 level as on t3 only and symptomatic) B12, MG, FER, CRP, FOl and VitD1,

but not: TTG and TPOR. Can someone tell me which these two are please?

thanks

[TiggerMe Ambassador]

TTG = coeliac

TPO = Thyroid antibodies test? Not sure why the R?

[Hedgeree in reply to TiggerMe]

I wasn't sure if TPOR was thrombopoietin receptor? That's what came up when I Googled it

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to Hedgeree]

Oooh... what's one of those then??? 😵

[Hedgeree in reply to TiggerMe]

Exactly! I didn't go further as not something I could explain nor understand. Possibly immune system related? 🥴

[sulamaye in reply to Hedgeree]

Thank you. Perhaps he put an R on the end by accident…🤣

[sulamaye in reply to TiggerMe]

Thank you, I didn’t even ask for coeliac, have been tested for that before, but interesting that he decided to be proactive…

[Hedgeree in reply to sulamaye]

Maybe he'll turn out to be a very good NHS endo!🤞🏻

[sulamaye in reply to Hedgeree]

He’s been my endo for the past 9 years, he is ‘good’ in that he prescribes me T3 and has listened to me and I can email and say can I have these tests - which probably makes him brilliant as nhs endos go - but he doesn’t know anything complex about thyroid hormones.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

suggest you wait for results before ordering private tests

Lab doesn’t always do what is requested

[helvella Administrator]

Most tests can be looked up here:

labtestsonline.org.uk/

Nicely focussed on the reality of the UK. Often better than a Google which can include all sorts of things.

However, that does not help with TPOR.