What type of blood test screens for thyroid cancer?

Answer 1

The usual and most accurate blood screens for thyroid dysfunction include Free T3, Free T4, TSH and TPOabs.

What is tested to check thyroid AnswerYour doctor sends you to the lab, and they take a very small amount of blood. At Ferrell Duncan, the "lab" is on the main floor and on the left is the x-ray people, on the right is the blood lab. It's not very expensive. Mine was about $30. I think.

Answer 2

The most likely test you will have performed is a blood test measuring the amount of Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in your blood. This is usually used as a screening test for hypo- or hyperthyroidism. If the value is high, you possibly have hypothyroidism, and if low, hyperthyroidism.

After the TSH, your physician may order a T3 and T4 test, which actually measure the amounts of the hormones in your blood. Your physician may have ordered all of these at the same time to save you a needle stick.

These tests, in addition to a TSH, can help a physician tell if you truly have hypo- or hyperthyroidism, or something called "sick euthyroid syndrome" which is a condition where, during an illness, a person becomes relatively hypothyroid, but has normal thyroid hormones and an elevated TSH. This condition is caused by severe illness and will resolve when the illness has run its course.

Answer 3

Thyroid blood test are important. It can help diagnosis a thyroid condition, determine if your body is absorbing thyroid medication properly, and get a better understanding of the overall health and function of this master gland; that produces hormones to regulate your metabolism and other body organs.

Answer 4

Blood tests such as the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test check thyroid function.