Inadequate Diagnostics for the Symptoms of Hypothyroidism (by Pritchard)

[Guest guest]

Inadequate Diagnostics for the

Symptoms of

Hypothyroidism

by K. Pritchard

http://www.tpa-uk.org.uk/diagnostic_review.pdf

The diagnostics for the Symptoms of Hypothyroidism are inadequate.

The following

examples demonstrate the inability of the established diagnostics

to correctly connect

chemical analysis with clinical presentation:

1. Woman L has a thyroid stimulating hormone level of .02, but is

not hyperthyroid, but

still exhibits symptoms and characteristics of hypothyroidism.

2. Woman D has a thyroid stimulating hormone level of 60, but is

not hypothyroid, but

still exhibits symptoms and characteristics of hyperthyroidism.

Obviously the vaunted thyroid stimulating hormone has a lack of

correlation with clinical

results. In general, even after multiple attempts to adjust

patients’ therapy, medicine still

left 13+% of patients dissatisfied with their therapy. [1] This

paper offers an explanation

from medical science and reviews suggested diagnostic approaches,

[2-5] which differ from

the diagnostics in medical practice guidelines, [6-14] but still

do not assay all possibilities

known to medical science. Goldberg [4] raises the potential for

false negative diagnoses in

6% of the population.

Continue reading……. http://www.tpa-uk.org.uk/diagnostic_review.pdf

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila, this is a great article from Pritchard. Where was it published?

xx

>

> Inadequate Diagnostics for the Symptoms of

>

> Hypothyroidism

>

> by K. Pritchard

>

> http://www.tpa-uk.org.uk/diagnostic_review.pdf

>

>

>

> The diagnostics for the Symptoms of Hypothyroidism are inadequate. The

> following

>

> examples demonstrate the inability of the established diagnostics to

> correctly connect

>

> chemical analysis with clinical presentation:

>

> 1. Woman L has a thyroid stimulating hormone level of .02, but is not

> hyperthyroid, but

>

> still exhibits symptoms and characteristics of hypothyroidism.

>

> 2. Woman D has a thyroid stimulating hormone level of 60, but is not

> hypothyroid, but

>

> still exhibits symptoms and characteristics of hyperthyroidism.

>

> Obviously the vaunted thyroid stimulating hormone has a lack of correlation

> with clinical

>

> results. In general, even after multiple attempts to adjust patients'

> therapy, medicine still

>

> left 13+% of patients dissatisfied with their therapy. [1] This paper offers

> an explanation

>

> from medical science and reviews suggested diagnostic approaches, [2-5]

> which differ from

>

> the diagnostics in medical practice guidelines, [6-14] but still do not

> assay all possibilities

>

> known to medical science. Goldberg [4] raises the potential for false

> negative diagnoses in

>

> 6% of the population.

>

> Continue reading... http://www.tpa-uk.org.uk/diagnostic_review.pdf

>

[Guest guest]

It wasn't - it's published on our web site only but you can

always copy it off to show your doctors. This has been sent to the RCP/BTA et

al, but as usual, they don't have the courtesy to acknowledge receipt.

You can read several of his papers on our web site, particular

the one entitled http://www.tpa-uk.org.uk/pritchard1.pdf

that was published in Dr Lowe's 'Thyroid Science'. He has the uncanny

knack of hitting the nail squarely on the head.

Luv - Sheila

Hi Sheila, this is a great article from

Pritchard. Where was it published? xx

>

> Inadequate Diagnostics for the Symptoms of

>

> Hypothyroidism

>

> by K. Pritchard

>

> http://www.tpa-uk.org.uk/diagnostic_review.pdf

>

>

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