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T4


Results and Values

What do the test results mean?

Normal levels of T4 range from 4.5 to 12.5 micrograms per deciliter (mcg/dL). Abnormally high levels of T4 may be seen with disorders that stimulate the thyroid gland. These include the following:

  • acute thyroiditis, or inflammation of the thyroid
  • Graves' disease, a thyroid disorder that causes bodywide symptoms
  • hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid gland
  • thyroid cancer
  • Abnormally low T4 levels may indicate the following:

  • Hashimoto''s disease, an autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks the thyroid gland
  • hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid
  • kidney failure
  • protein malnutrition

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