Find out where to get a Thyroid Blood Test (Thyroid Function Test) in L'Aquila. Compare details and costs for a Thyroid Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Pescara, 2 67100 L'Aquila (AQ)
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Test at-Home / Self-testing
Via Luigi Tripoti, 31/C 64100 Teramo (TE)
26.4 km
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Via Circonvallazione Occidentale, 91/B 67039 Sulmona (AQ)
34.1 km
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Via Col Giuseppe Tirone, 8 67039 Sulmona (AQ)
34.1 km
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Via Tiburtina Valeria, 36 00029 Vicovaro (RM)
34.9 km
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Via della Libertà, 111 00024 Castel Madama (RM)
37.5 km
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Via Vincenzo Bellini, 32 66100 Chieti Scalo (CH)
39.3 km
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Via Pagge, 67, 03010 Piglio FR, Italia
38.3 km
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Via Roma, 108 64028 Silvi (TE)
39.1 km
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Largo Gian Battista Vico, 15, Chieti 66100 Chieti (CH)
39.3 km
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Via Servilia, 12, 02032 Fara in Sabina RI, Italia
35.6 km
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Our body contains several important endocrine glands that help regulate its metabolism and other functions that are required for us to function properly. The thyroid gland is one of such principal...
Blood tests for thyroid hormone levels provide the information necessary to keep the levels within the normal range and decide on appropriate individualized therapy for a patient according to his specific condition. If the patient is diagnosed with low thyroid levels (hypothyroidism), a TSH test is opted once a year to check that levels are within the normal range. If the levels are higher (hyperthyroidism), TSH and T4 (FT4) levels will be assessed, and the frequency of testing will depend on the selected treatment.
Biotin supplements can lead to false positive results if it is not discontinued two days before the scheduled thyroid tests.
The thyroid antibody test is a test that is used to measure antibodies produced in the body against the thyroid gland. This test is specifically for autoimmune diseases of the thyroid. Another test is radioactive iodine uptake, which measures whether your thyroid gland is absorbing Iodine (the precursor to the formation of thyroid hormone) or not. This test is beneficial in the case of hyperthyroidism.