Peer Papers:
(Downloads in .pdf format)

1. Screening for Mild Thyroid Failure at the Periodic Health Examination
3. Colorado Thyroid Disease Prevalence Study
4. Rapid Qualitative TSH Test to Screen for Primary Hypothyroidism
5. Application of ThyroChek in the Assessment of the Various Degrees of Hypothyroidism
6. Bedside Test For The Rapid Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism
7. Development Of A One Step Semi Quantitative Immunochromatographic TSH Assay To Screen For Congenital Primary Hypothyroidism
8. Maternal Thyroid Deficiency During Pregnancy and Subsequent Neuropsychological Development of the Child
9. Field Use of a Rapid, Self-performing Immunochromatographic TSH Assay to Screen for Hypothyroidism in Western Siberia
10. Method For Determining Thyroid Autonomy in Patients With Goiter
11. Clinical Evaluation of One-step Rapid TSH Assay
12. On-site TSH Measurement in the Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
13. Use of a Rapid, On-site TSH Immunoassay for Cost-effective Screening of Elderly Men for Hypothyroidism in a VA Geriatric Evaluation Unit (GEM).
14. Method For Diagnosing Subclinical Hyperthyroidism in Patients with Suppressed TSH Levels
15. What is a Normal TSH?
16. Thyroid Function Testing in Outpatients: Are Both Sensitive Thyrotropin (sTSH) and Free Thyroxine (FT4) Necessary?
17. Demographics: Serum TSH, T4 and Thyroid Antibodies in the US Popuation (1988-1994) NHANES III
18. Spanish: Avalicao da Acuracia de Metodo Rapido de Diagnostico do Hipotireoidismo (ThyroChek)-Resultados Preliminaires
19. Rapid,On-Site TSH Screening: A Meta-Analysis



 










 
ThyroChek
Lets you make timely treatment decisions.
Good time management makes your practice
a monetary success.
If you suspect hypothyroidism, test with CLIA waived ThyroChek. Symptoms are common to many health problems. ThyroChek will let you know if TSH is greater than 5mIU/L, the first clinical indicator of hypothyroidism - in your office -  in 10 minutes.

Almost 27 M Americans are hypothyroid, fewer than half are diagnosed. Many  of them are your patients.

As a family practice physician, an ob/gyn, an internist, an osteopath, a psychiatrist, there are patients in your waiting room who have all the symptoms of hypothyroidism.  If you have CLIA waiver status or have moderately complex lab, ThyroChek is for you.

Some symptoms of hypothyroidism are:

Weight gain
Cold intolerance
Depression
Sluggishness, sleepiness
Slower reflexes
Brittle fingernails, dry hair and skin
Menstrual irregularities ( heavier)
Muscular cramps and aches
Poor memory, difficulty concentrating

Only a blood test for elevated TSH will let you know.  85 to 90% of your patients will have TSH less than 5mIU/L.  They won't need to go to the lab for further testing today. 

You may begin treatment for them right away, knowing it is not their thyroid.   ThyroChek is 97.7% accurrate when indicating TSH +/-10% 5mIU/L.

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FAQ's



Time saving:
treat non-hypothyroid patients on first visit.

Easy to use:
one drop of blood from a finger stick or venous draw.

Rapid results:
know in 10 minutes or less if TSH is greater than 5 mIU/L.

Accurate:
97.7 % precision versus lab results.

Reimbursement:
$23 in most States, most insurers higher.

Cost effective:
under $10, it is worthwhile to screen first,saving time and money for you and your patient.

CPT Code:
84443 QW

Storage:
room temperature.

 Positive and negative controls available.

 
 
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