Dr. Kepal Patel

No. Okay. The amount of iodine you're getting is minimal.

Those patients do have to be in quarantine for about a week. So for about a week, you know, they can't go out in public. They can't be around pregnant women. They can't be around children. Everything you kind of use, your utensils, probably disposable is better. You want to sequester it in a certain space. You don't want to throw it on the regular garbage.

Those patients do have to be in quarantine for about a week. So for about a week, you know, they can't go out in public. They can't be around pregnant women. They can't be around children. Everything you kind of use, your utensils, probably disposable is better. You want to sequester it in a certain space. You don't want to throw it on the regular garbage.

Those patients do have to be in quarantine for about a week. So for about a week, you know, they can't go out in public. They can't be around pregnant women. They can't be around children. Everything you kind of use, your utensils, probably disposable is better. You want to sequester it in a certain space. You don't want to throw it on the regular garbage.

So there's a whole protocol that we utilize for patients. We tell them how to kind of, you know, manage all their disposables. And you want to stay in a place that's kind of away from other people.

So there's a whole protocol that we utilize for patients. We tell them how to kind of, you know, manage all their disposables. And you want to stay in a place that's kind of away from other people.

So there's a whole protocol that we utilize for patients. We tell them how to kind of, you know, manage all their disposables. And you want to stay in a place that's kind of away from other people.

Yeah, I tell people, don't throw your beds away. Don't throw your couches away. People used to do that. Like, I threw everything away. You don't have to throw it away. There's a half-life to radiation, right? Just like there's a half-life to radiation. So, yeah, you know, once it's out of view, it's going to go out of your bed also.

Yeah, I tell people, don't throw your beds away. Don't throw your couches away. People used to do that. Like, I threw everything away. You don't have to throw it away. There's a half-life to radiation, right? Just like there's a half-life to radiation. So, yeah, you know, once it's out of view, it's going to go out of your bed also.

Yeah, I tell people, don't throw your beds away. Don't throw your couches away. People used to do that. Like, I threw everything away. You don't have to throw it away. There's a half-life to radiation, right? Just like there's a half-life to radiation. So, yeah, you know, once it's out of view, it's going to go out of your bed also.

So, yeah, maybe you may not want to use that bed for a few weeks, but then after that, it's fine.

So, yeah, maybe you may not want to use that bed for a few weeks, but then after that, it's fine.

So, yeah, maybe you may not want to use that bed for a few weeks, but then after that, it's fine.

Yeah, so the free version is just because of the way the laboratory studies are designed, often these molecules bind with other proteins. So the free version is just, in theory, is supposed to be more accurate. The blood test that's actually the most important for us is still the TSH level, because that's what the body is sensing, right?

Yeah, so the free version is just because of the way the laboratory studies are designed, often these molecules bind with other proteins. So the free version is just, in theory, is supposed to be more accurate. The blood test that's actually the most important for us is still the TSH level, because that's what the body is sensing, right?

Yeah, so the free version is just because of the way the laboratory studies are designed, often these molecules bind with other proteins. So the free version is just, in theory, is supposed to be more accurate. The blood test that's actually the most important for us is still the TSH level, because that's what the body is sensing, right?

As your thyroid levels, that's what the brain, your pituitary gland is making TSH based on what it's sensing, you know, the need is. Because your T3 and T4 levels can vary even during times of stress or during times of the day. So, you know, it's not as consistent as your TSH level is going to be. So TSH is probably the best test for thyroid function. The range is a variable range, right?

As your thyroid levels, that's what the brain, your pituitary gland is making TSH based on what it's sensing, you know, the need is. Because your T3 and T4 levels can vary even during times of stress or during times of the day. So, you know, it's not as consistent as your TSH level is going to be. So TSH is probably the best test for thyroid function. The range is a variable range, right?

As your thyroid levels, that's what the brain, your pituitary gland is making TSH based on what it's sensing, you know, the need is. Because your T3 and T4 levels can vary even during times of stress or during times of the day. So, you know, it's not as consistent as your TSH level is going to be. So TSH is probably the best test for thyroid function. The range is a variable range, right?

And even from one to four in the United States, depending on what lab you use, could be a normal range. But the way I like to talk to my patients about this is that these are kind of population-based tests. ranges. But for each individual person, you know, just because you're in the normal range and your TSH may be three, it's in a normal range, but you may still not feel well at level three.