My Niece Is 15 Years Old. She Is Underweight 40-43

Posted on Sun, 1 Mar 2020

Question: my niece is 15 years old. she is underweight 40-43 kg with a height of 163 cm.
she lately suffers speedy heart rate 120 pbm especially in the eatly mornings.
we did CBC and it was perfect and did these thiroid test too. please assess the results and the way fireard

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (52 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Mild hypothyroidism is there.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have gone through your lab reports and I can understand your concerns.
As per this results, the TSH is slightly high, which means she is having mild hypothyroidism. You can repeat the test after four weeks to assess the progress. It will be better to do FT3,FT4 and TSH.
However it can not explain high heart rate. You can check the resting heart rate to know the base line.
Ask her to take rich in protein containing foods.
Hope I have answered your query.
Thanks

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