What Does My Lab Test Report Indicate?

Posted on Sat, 10 Dec 2016

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Sat, 10 Dec 2016 Answered on

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Question : My test shows increased TSH, can you please advise how to correct. Attached the report.

Answered by Dr. Minal Mohit (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
need to start thyroxine.

Detailed Answer:
dear XXXXXXX hi and welcome to HCM!.
your TSH is high, so you are hypothyroid and need treatment for correction. now you have not given any history regarding since when are you hypothyroid? are you on treatment presently? is there a family history of thyroid dysfunction?
what are the symptoms?
regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Minal Mohit (9 hours later)

2 years back i discovered my tsh at 7.5, no family history of thyroid problem. What can be a symptom of hypothyroid? I have seen high cholesterol also, attached the report, is this can be a symptom?

Answered by Dr. Minal Mohit (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
yes it can be!

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX hi!
high cholesterol can be due to hypothyroidism. besides, high uric acid is also there and TSH is showing increasing trend. so it is quite justified that we start the treatment. u would also require treatment for these.
regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Minal Mohit (36 minutes later)

What treatment do you recommend for thyroid?

Answered by Dr. Minal Mohit (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
1mcg/kg/day

Detailed Answer:
dear XXXXXXX , thyroxine dose depends on your body weight to begin with. please start accordingly and then we titrate accordingly

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar