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T4 is the main hormone produced by the thyroid gland total T4 is amount in blood stream attached to albumin, as well as 'free' in blood stream. Free T4 is just the amount free in serum, not attached to albumin.

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A 62-year old male asked:

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Is FREE T4 LEVEL 13 pmol/L normal and my TSH is 0.5 is this normal?

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