Hormone/Antibodies
Method of detection |
Patient’s value |
Normal limits |
Units |
Observations |
Before total thyroidectomy |
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)Chemiluminescence |
0.5 |
0.5-4.5 |
μUI/mL |
under 100 μg of LT4/day |
FreeT4
Chemiluminescence |
20.2 |
10.3-24.4 |
pmol/L |
Anti-thyreoperoxidase antibodies (TPO)
Chemiluminescence |
1000 |
0-35 |
UI/mL |
|
Calcitonin
Chemiluminescence |
2.99 |
1-4.8 |
pg/mL |
|
TSH Receptor antibodies (TRAB)
Chemiluminescence |
0.3 |
0-1.75 |
UI/L |
|
After total thyroidectomy |
Parathormone (PTH)
Electrochemiluminescence |
43 |
15-65 |
pg/mL |
|
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) |
60 |
0.5-4.5 |
μUI/mL |
without LT4 therapy |
Free T4 |
3.86 |
10.3-22.4 |
pmol/L |
Serum thyreoglobulin |
0.2 |
0-10 |
ng/mL |
Serum anti-thyreoglobulin antibodies (ATG) |
20 |
30-70 |
UI/L |
|
Anti-thyreoperoxidase antibodies (TPO) |
255 |
0-35 |
UI/mL |
|
Abbreviations: AI: Autoimmune Thyroiditis; PTC: Papillary Thyroid Cancer; LT4: Levothyroxine; TG: Thyroglobuline; Cm: Centimetre; TSH:Thyroid Stimulating Hormone; TPO:Anti-Thyreoperoxidase Antibodies; TRAB:TSH Receptor Antibodies; PTH: Parathormone; ATG:Anti-Thyreoglobulin Antibodies |