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What will the treatment be for a free t3 (liothyronine) of 1.76?

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Maybe none: The units and normal ranges for free t-3 vary widely. In addition, the free t-3 is never used by itself to diagnose a thyroid disorder. It is only even minimally helpful when it is in combination with more useful and conventional thyroid tests like the free-4 and tsh. Free t-3 measures free t-3 in the blood, but what's really important is the t-3 level in the cells, which the test can't measure.

Answered 3/4/2013

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My TSH results came back showing i was overmedicated .06 (normal .45 to 5.0), my endo said TSH will be low during treatment because the important number is the t3, (liothyronine) my reg dr says TSH should in normal?

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