Congenital hypothyroidism is a curable cause of mental retardation and slow physical development. It occurs in parts of the world lacking in the specific micronutrient, iodine.
ThyroChek Neonatal has been developed to test the TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) level in babies within hours of birth. Once detected, this life limiting disease can be easily and inexpensively cured. ThyroChek Neonatal provides easy access through a blood sample from a heel stick. It can be performed with confidence, without any special training in mother and baby clinics in remote areas. It does not require refrigeration and provides accurate results within 10 minutes.
Time Saving:
No lab wait, no patient call back
Easy to Use:
One drop of fresh, whole blood.
Rapid Results:
Know in 10 minutesor less if TSH is elevated
Precision:
High sensitivity and specificity
Storage:
No refrigeration required.
If you are a qualifying medical professional, we invite you to participate in a free trial kit of ThyroChek and view our special report "How To Improve Patient Care and Increase Earnings with TSH Point-Of-Care Testing"
Yes - I’m interested in evaluating how rapid TSH“Based on the less-than-1% discordance rate between sTSH and FT4 results, an sTSH level alone is adequate to screen outpatients for thyroid dysfunction. Ordering the sTSH alone,initially, followed by FT4 in only those cases of abnormal sTSH, will significantly decrease unnecessary testing and expense.”
Dr. Anthony J. Viera
American Academy of Family Physicians. Award winner for his study while a resident at the Family Practice Unit at the Jacksonville Naval Hospital, 2002