American College of Endrocinology Guideline

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Hi Shelia

Posting the following just in case it may be of any use to Dr S. (you

never know) However, I do realise that the TSH range is NOT part of

the complaint, but it may still be of some help. Its the 'wording' of

the original complaint that is to be reckoned with.

jenny freeman

*PS I got this from a post on the about.com thyroid forum

" The American College of Endocrinology's (ACE) commitment to enhance

and expand the educational experiences for endocrine fellows-in-training

Since 2002, over 1,050 endocrine fellows, representing more than 130

programs across the country, have attended the course, which is held

at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

The curriculum is specially designed to help prepare final year

fellows for entering clinical practice by enhancing their exposure to

the following six key areas of clinical endocrinology. "

The AACE made this statement in 2003 regarding the new guideline

ranges set for TSH.

" Until November 2002, doctors had relied on a normal TSH level ranging

from 0.5 to 5.0 to diagnose and treat patients with a thyroid disorder

who tested outside the boundaries of that range5 . Now AACE encourages

doctors to consider treatment for patients who test outside the

boundaries of a narrower margin based on a target TSH level of 0.3 to

3.04. AACE believes the new range will result in proper diagnosis for

millions of Americans who suffer from a mild thyroid disorder, but

have gone untreated until now. "

http://www.aace.com/org/

Sierra