{"id":5366,"date":"2017-11-29T02:28:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T04:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icaro.med.br\/?p=5366"},"modified":"2025-06-23T14:36:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:36:44","slug":"thyroid-tests-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/thyroid-tests-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Thyroid Assessment Tests - What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of people have accessed my material on thyroid (<a href=\"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/?s=Tireoide\">https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/?s=Tireoide<\/a>), especially <a href=\"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/Hipotireoidismo\/\">https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/Hipotireoidismo\/<\/a> e <a href=\"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/tireoide\/\">https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/tireoide\/<\/a>, videos on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dricaroalves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dricaroalves<\/a>, I thank you very much for your confidence in my work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the most common question I've received in recent months is: \u201cDoctor, what tests are needed to assess the thyroid\u201d? Answer: Your doctor, who is competent and up-to-date, is the best person to answer this, assessing your individual needs - not least because your case may require more or less detailed tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>VIDEO 1 - Thyroid Tests - THE BASICS for you to investigate WELL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_29147\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fK4QnjKc_nQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>VIDEO 2 - 12 things that mess up the THYROID (and\/or its hormones) - Live by Dr. Icaro Alves Alc\u00e2ntara (Physician)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_28734\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TljFhCdrbyA?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in general, what I ask my patients as soon as they come to see me are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TSH, Free T4, Free T3, Reverse T3, Thyroglobulin and Ultrasound (US=Ultrasound=Ecography) (I explain details about these in the links above: I strongly recommend that you access, read, watch!) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideally, however, for a first consultation, I also ask for Antibodies (e.g. Anti-TPO, Anti-Thyroglobulin, Anti-TSH), Total T4, Total T3 and Doppler ultrasound (gives more details, in case of nodules or cysts) - if the patient can afford these and\/or their insurance covers them, in order to make their assessment more complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is worth noting, however:<\/strong> - Except in situations where the patient has no functioning thyroid (either completely removed or completely neutralized by treatments such as radioactive iodine), this noble gland responds very well to improved lifestyle habits, which is fundamental to restoring its health: <a href=\"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/15habitos\/\">https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/15habitos\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proper investigation of any organ, including glands, first requires detailed consultation, where the patient's complaints are listened to in an attentive and detailed manner and complemented by examinations. Performing tests without relating their results to detailed clinical data often leads to errors in diagnosis and treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thyroid doesn't work on its own and often in order to recover\/optimize its functioning the patient will need to supply it with nutrients that are often lacking, such as Selenium, Iron, Zinc, L-tyrosine, etc - nutritional adequacy and supplementation, when necessary, ideally require competent professional advice and monitoring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other cases, in addition to the above corrections, the patient often needs to optimize the functioning of other glands (for example, when the adrenals \u201cgo bad\u201d the thyroid can more easily be driven to exhaustion) and even replace other hormones, since they affect the production of thyroid hormones (and can suppress or hyperstimulate it): for example, adequate levels of GH and Melatonin are necessary for adequate production of T4 (Thyroxine), testosterone and progesterone deficiencies (and high levels of leptin, commonly increased when there is excess body fat) usually reduce the conversion of T4 into T3 by various tissues\/organs in the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Got it? When it comes to the thyroid, do your part and seek competent, up-to-date medical care to meet your needs in the best possible way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a good week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_38941\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wOAW6knnkng?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milhares de pessoas t\u00eam acessado meu material sobre tireoide (https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/?s=Tireoide), especialmente https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/Hipotireoidismo\/ e https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/tireoide\/, al\u00e9m dos v\u00eddeos no https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dricaroalves, confian\u00e7a pela qual muito agrade\u00e7o, em meu trabalho! E a pergunta mais comum que tenho recebido nos \u00faltimos meses \u00e9: &#8220;Doutor, quais exames s\u00e3o necess\u00e1rios para avaliar a tireoide&#8221;? Resposta: Seu m\u00e9dico, competente e atualizado, \u00e9 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,240,241,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-doencas","category-exames","category-exames-complementares","category-tireoide"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5366"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24623,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5366\/revisions\/24623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}